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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 6:08 PM, David Riceman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:driceman@att.net">driceman@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> </blockquote></div>See Rashi Vayera 22:12 s.v. "ki atah yadati" (the first of the two paragraphs); ibid. Balak 22:12 s.v. "Lo selech imahem".</blockquote>
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<div>Of course there is also Breishis 22:2 "Es Bincha" and 22:12 "Al Tishlach" (interesting you linked the 2 22:12' <g>) , However</div>
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<div>WRT Avrohom (in 22:12) it has nothing to do with what he is to do or not, which he understood clearly, but what is Pshat and why there was no Stira and HKB"H davka did it this way in order to bring out his Chavivus to Avrohom Ovinu as per 2nd Rashi. and for the Chavivus pointed out in Rashi 22:2 D"H Es Bincha.</div>
<div>(note in addition this (as well of to Bilom) was a personal Nvuoh which has different Gdorim see Lechem Mishna Hil. Yesodei Hatorah 10:4)</div>
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<div>WRT Bil'am it was all part of the Nvuoh, IOW that is what HKB"H wanted for him to go through all those steps, (to show how evil he was, as the Possuk says the Lman Daas Tzidkas Hashem WRT to Bilom)</div>
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<div>Which is also Pshat in "Es Bincha" and "Al Tishlach"</div>
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<div>Kol Tuv,</div>
<div>Yitzchok Zirkind</div></div>