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(ื™ื‘) ื“ึผึธื‘ึธืจ ืึทื—ึตืจ, ืคึผึฐืจึดื™ ืขึตืฅ ื”ึธื“ึธืจ, ืึตืœึผื•ึผ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ,

ืžึธื” ืึถืชึฐืจื•ึนื’ ื–ึถื” ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผื•ึน ื˜ึทืขึทื ื•ึฐื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผื•ึน ืจึตื™ื—ึท, ื›ึผึธืšึฐ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ื‘ึผึฐื ึตื™ ืึธื“ึธื ืฉืึถื™ึผึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืชึผื•ึนืจึธื” ื•ึฐื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึดื™ื ื˜ื•ึนื‘ึดื™ื.

ื›ึผึทืคึผึนืช ืชึผึฐืžึธืจึดื™ื, ืึตืœึผื•ึผ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ, ืžึธื” ื”ึทืชึผึฐืžึธืจึธื” ื”ึทื–ึผื•ึน ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผื•ึน ื˜ึทืขึทื ื•ึฐืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผื•ึน ืจึตื™ื—ึท, ื›ึผึธืšึฐ ื”ึตื ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืฉืึถื™ึผึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืชึผื•ึนืจึธื” ื•ึฐืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึดื™ื ื˜ื•ึนื‘ึดื™ื.

ื•ึทืขึฒื ึทืฃ ืขึตืฅ ืขึธื‘ึนืช, ืึตืœึผื•ึผ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ,

ืžึธื” ื”ึฒื“ึทืก ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผื•ึน ืจึตื™ื—ึท ื•ึฐืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผื•ึน ื˜ึทืขึทื, ื›ึผึธืšึฐ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืฉืึถื™ึผึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึดื™ื ื˜ื•ึนื‘ึดื™ื ื•ึฐืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืชึผื•ึนืจึธื”.

ื•ึฐืขึทืจึฐื‘ึตื™ ื ึธื—ึทืœ, ืึตืœึผื•ึผ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ, ืžึธื” ืขึฒืจึธื‘ึธื” ื–ื•ึน ืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึธื”ึผ ื˜ึทืขึทื ื•ึฐืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึธื”ึผ ืจึตื™ื—ึท, ื›ึผึธืšึฐ ื”ึตื ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ื‘ึผึฐื ึตื™ ืึธื“ึธื ืฉืึถืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึธื”ึถื ืœึนื ืชึผื•ึนืจึธื” ื•ึฐืœึนื ืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึดื™ื ื˜ื•ึนื‘ึดื™ื,

ื•ึผืžึธื” ื”ึทืงึผึธื“ื•ึนืฉื ื‘ึผึธืจื•ึผืšึฐ ื”ื•ึผื ืขื•ึนืฉื‚ึถื” ืœึธื”ึถื, ืœึฐืึทื‘ึผึฐื“ึธืŸ ืึดื™ ืึถืคึฐืฉืึธืจ, ืึถืœึผึธื ืึธืžึทืจ ื”ึทืงึผึธื“ื•ึนืฉื ื‘ึผึธืจื•ึผืšึฐ ื”ื•ึผื ื™ึปืงึฐืฉืึฐืจื•ึผ ื›ึปืœึผึธื ืึฒื’ึปื“ึผึธื” ืึทื—ึทืช ื•ึฐื”ึตืŸ ืžึฐื›ึทืคึผึฐืจึดื™ืŸ ืึตืœึผื•ึผ ืขึทืœ ืึตืœึผื•ึผ, ื•ึฐืึดื ืขึฒืฉื‚ึดื™ืชึถื ื›ึผึธืšึฐ ืื•ึนืชึธื”ึผ ืฉืึธืขึธื” ืึฒื ึดื™ ืžึดืชึฐืขึทืœึผึถื”, ื”ึฒื“ึธื ื”ื•ึผื ื“ึดื›ึฐืชึดื™ื‘ (ืขืžื•ืก ื˜, ื•): ื”ึทื‘ึผื•ึนื ึถื” ื‘ึทืฉึผืึธืžึทื™ึดื ืžึทืขึฒืœื•ึนืชึธื•, ื•ึฐืึตื™ืžึธืชึทื™ ื”ื•ึผื ืžึดืชึฐืขึฒืœึถื” ื›ึผึฐืฉืึถื”ึตืŸ ืขึฒืฉื‚ื•ึผื™ึดื™ืŸ ืึฒื’ึปื“ึผึธื” ืึทื—ึทืช, ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืžึทืจ (ืขืžื•ืก ื˜, ื•): ื•ึทืึฒื’ึปื“ึผึธืชื•ึน ืขึทืœ ืึถืจึถืฅ ื™ึฐืกึธื“ึธื”ึผ, ืœึฐืคึดื™ื›ึธืšึฐ ืžืฉืึถื” ืžึทื–ึฐื”ึดื™ืจ ืœึฐื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ: ื•ึผืœึฐืงึทื—ึฐืชึผึถื ืœึธื›ึถื ื‘ึผึทื™ึผื•ึนื ื”ึธืจึดืืฉืื•ึนืŸ.

(12) Another explanation: "The fruit of a beautiful tree" - these are [referring to] Israel. Just like this citron (etrog), which has taste and has smell, so too Israel has among them people that have Torah and have good deeds. "The branches of a date palm" - these are [referring to] Israel. Just like this date, which has taste and has no smell, so too Israel has among them those that have Torah but do not have good deeds. "And a branch of a braided tree (a myrtle)" - these are [referring to] Israel. Just like this myrtle, which has smell and has no taste, so too Israel has among them those that have good deeds but do not have Torah. "And brook willows" - these are [referring to] Israel. Just like this willow, which has no smell and has no taste, so too Israel has among them people that have no Torah and have no good deeds. And what does the Holy One, blessed be He, do to them? To destroy them is impossible, but rather the Holy One, blessed be He, said "bind them all together [into] one grouping and these will atone for those." And if you will have done that, I will be elevated at that time. This is [the meaning of] what is written (Amos 9:6), "He Who built the upper chambers in the heavens" (indicating his elevation). And when is He elevated? When they make one grouping, as it is stated (Ibid.), "and established His grouping on the earth." Hence Moshe warned Israel, "And you shall take for yourselves on the first day."