Parashat Korach
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Korach the son of Yitzhar, the son of Kohas, the son of Levi banded with Dasan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav and On the son of Peles from the tribe of Reuben. | Korach the son of Yitzhar, the son of Kohas, the son of Levi banded with Dasan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav and On the son of Peles from the tribe of Reuben. | ||
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| + | Korah… took: He took himself to one side to dissociate himself from the congregation, to contest the [appointment of Aaron to the] kehunah. This is what Onkelos means when he renders it וְאִתְפְּלֵג,“and he separated himself.” He separated himself from the congregation to persist in a dispute. Similarly, מה יקחך לבך, “Why does your heart take you away?” (Job 15:12) meaning, it removes you, to isolate you from others (Midrash Tanchuma Korach 2). Another explanation: He attracted the heads of the Sanhedrin among them with amicable words. Similarly, “Take Aaron [with words]” (20:25); “Take words with you” (Hosea 14:3) (Midrash Tanchuma Korach 1). - [Num. Rabbah 18:2] | ||
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Parashat Korach
The Controversy
Korach the son of Yitzhar, the son of Kohas, the son of Levi banded with Dasan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav and On the son of Peles from the tribe of Reuben.
Korah… took: He took himself to one side to dissociate himself from the congregation, to contest the [appointment of Aaron to the] kehunah. This is what Onkelos means when he renders it וְאִתְפְּלֵג,“and he separated himself.” He separated himself from the congregation to persist in a dispute. Similarly, מה יקחך לבך, “Why does your heart take you away?” (Job 15:12) meaning, it removes you, to isolate you from others (Midrash Tanchuma Korach 2). Another explanation: He attracted the heads of the Sanhedrin among them with amicable words. Similarly, “Take Aaron [with words]” (20:25); “Take words with you” (Hosea 14:3) (Midrash Tanchuma Korach 1). - [Num. Rabbah 18:2]
References
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