[Avodah] The 10 Dibros are split into 2 x 5

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 2:46 AM, Arie Folger <afolger at aishdas.org> wrote:

> Rabausai,
>
> It is well known that one way to analyze the 10 dibrot is that they consist
> of
> 5 bein adam laMaqom and 5 bein adam le'havero. While I did find the
> division
> of the dibrot into 5+5 in massekhet Sheqalim daf khaf vav (IIRC) and in the
> Yalqut Shim'oni parsaht Terumah §368, they do not mention the BAL'H vs.
> BALM
> distinction. The earliest source I found so far is the Ramban on lo
> tirtza'h
> in the dibrot of Parshat Yitro (passuq 13).
>
> Does anyone know of an earlier source than the Ramban for this analysis?
>
> KT,
> --
> Arie Folger
>  <http://www.ariefolger.googlepages.com>


FWIW
If, you follow the 9-10 parsha breaks as in the Masoretric text
Then you can make a case for 4and 6.
I.E. Lo sachmos is TWO and anochi and Lo Yihye are really one [iow NO BREAK]

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