[Avodah] We Were Like Grasshoppers

[Zev Sero]

On 31/5/21 7:31 pm, Micha Berger via Avodah wrote:
> Question about "vannehi ve'eineinu kachagavim"... Israel, in particular
> the Negev, can get locust swarms that devour everything in sight. In
> particular, the four kosher breeds of chagavim. (Did Hashem permit them
> so that they may be eaten during food shortages even when not piquach
> nefesh?)
> 
> So, how does "we looked like locusts" an apt turn of phrase for
> defeatests?

Because 12 locusts is hardly a swarm.  12 locusts against one giant is 
hardly a contest.

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Zev Sero            Wishing everyone a healthy summer
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