[Avodah] : A few Notes on Parshas Vaychi

[SBA]

From: Zev Sero < >
SBA wrote:
> Rashi dh: 'Becharbi ubekashti' - writes that Yaakov had to battle 
> Shechem's neighbours after Shimon and Levi wiped out the population there.
> This seems to contradict the posuk in Vayishlach 35:5 "Vayhi chitas 
> Elokim al ha'orim asher sevivoseihem - velo rodfu achrei Bnei Yaakov"  ??

Rashi doesn't say he had to fight them, he says "vechagar klei milchama
negdam", he girded himself for war.  This is consistent with the earlier
story, where it says he was afraid of what the neighbours would do, so he
would have prepared for a fight which proved unnecessary.  As to why it
proved unnecessary, we know it was because of "chitat Elokim..

>>

Yes that seems pretty consistent with the Midrash upon which this Rashi is
based.

Meanwhile, looking up the Midrash I noticed (at the end of Parsha 97) it
says on "Becharbi ubekashti" - "bemitzvos ubemaasim tovim" !!

SBA