Abarbanel on Torah, Numbers 11:1:10
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Work: Abarbanel on Torah
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Abarbanel on Torah — Sefaria Community Translation
The ninth question is why Moses further compared his situation to that of a nursing mother. When he initially compared his situation to that of a woman giving birth, why did he then go on to compare himself to a man? Moreover, it is the nursing mother who carries the infant in her bosom, not the man. So how can the infant be attributed to the man? What is the relevance of the statement, 'I will not see my evil' as if he were not concerned about the impending evil, but rather that he would not witness it ?
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- Abarbanel on Torah — Sefaria Community Translation
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- eng
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- eng
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- PARTIAL: all supplied nonempty community English leaves only; many Hebrew sections have no English counterpart.
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