Sunday, September 29, 2019

midrash - From where do we learn that women did not accept the report of the meragelim?


Rabbi Eliyahu Mansour in his derashah on Parashot Wayaq'hel/Pequdei (@ 19:15-19:56) mentioned that, during Het HaMeragelim, the righteous women of 'Am Yisra'el did not accept the meragelim's bad report of Eretz Yisra'el.


From where do we learn this? I am having difficulty finding a source in the Gemara/Midrash.



Answer




Kli Yakar (who cites Yalkut Shim'oni on Numbers 13:2:4):



ד"א לכך פרט אנשים, לפי שארז"ל (ילקו"ש פנחס תשעגכז) האנשים היו שונאים את הארץ ואמרו נתנה ראש ונשובה מצרימה (במדבר יד.ד) והנשים היו מחבבות הארץ ואמרו תנה לנו אחזה (שם כז.ד) וע"כ אמר הקב"ה לפי דעתי שאני רואה בעתיד היה יותר טוב לשלוח נשים המחבבות את הארץ כי לא יספרו בגנותה, אבל לך לדעתך שאתה סבור שכשרים המה ואתה סבור שהארץ חביבה עליהם תשלח אנשים וזהו שלח לך לדעתך אנשים, אבל לדעתי היה יותר טוב לשלוח נשים כאמור.



My loose / summarized translation:



The men hated the land as it says (Numbers 14:4) "Let us make a leader and return to Egypt". And the women loved the land and said, (Numbers 27:4) (As I said in the comment, this was the daughters of Tzlafhad) "Give us a portion".


Therefore, G-d told Moses that in My mind, as I see the future, it would be better to send women so that they will not speak of its detriments. But according to you (i.e. Moses), as you are of the opinion that these men are reliable, and that the land is loved by them, go and send these men. This is why the wording is "lecha" - "for you", meaning, for you (your opinion) send men, but for My opinion, you should send women.



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