[Avodah] The Lecha in Lech lecha

[Richard Wolpoe]

Why is this lecha such a "redundancy"?
There are other examples such as
shalch lecha
kach lecha
hishamer lecha
v'safarta lecha
etc. etc.

It appears taht pashut Ivris uses this as a simple direct or indirect
object.   Therefore it appears to me that the lecha is being used as a
"straw man" to make a nice Drasha.  And there is after all  really a LOT of
nice Torah on this [see Ba'al haturim for several nice  ones.} But the
peshat seems to  work as it is w/o any difficulty.

Then again we learn halachos from ulkachtem lachem...


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