The Malbim on Parshas Lech Lecha - ALL PARSHA

And welcome everyone to a special edition of paras mayor li the mal on paras the malb had such a the brisker say there three that have the obviously they say brisker the vagin and the malb asks, "Please say as we go down to please say you are my sister. Don't say we're married. Don't say we're husband and wife. Say you're my sister." Now, why is Abrahamu asking Sarah to say that she's his sister? Presumably, it's because if she were to say that they were married, they would kill him. But then he continues, "So they should do good to me on your account is asking Sah to lie and say that she's his sister so that they give Abraham gifts and then and then I will live because of you." Somehow by them giving Abraham gifts that will allow him to survive and then theim continue. Now the malam also observes the difference between the word andal. They will do good to me on your account and I will live big because of you. So we'll have to explain that continue was going down to the Egyptians saw the woman was very beautiful. The officers of the pharaoh saw her. They praised her to the pharaoh. And guess what? Abra had what he wanted. They did good to Abraham on her account. Says, [snorts] "Here is the depth of the plan of Abrahamu. everyone who asks you to marry them. Say you would like to get married. The only thing is you're my sister and the custom is that if you have an older brother, you can't get married unless you receive the permission of the guardian brother, especially if a woman is an orphan. So the only way a said, "Let people know the only way they're going to get on my good side is they have to be mive to me." And as the malam is going to explain means in exchange for you meaning that's the price. The difference between andal means that's the that's the price. Belau means because of a earlier cause. So says here's the plan. Tell everyone you're my sister. So that they're going to have to bribe me. They're going to have to give me good as your price. But I'm gonna name a astronomical price. I'm gonna give an an outrageous price. It's going to be too much for them to afford. And then they're not going to be able to marry you. And that's our escape hatch. And then we'll be able to survive. Meaning we'll be able to escape and they will not take you as a wife. It will bring life to me that I will be able to retain my dear wife. Now it never entered Abraham's mind that the king is going to want her because he's the one guy who could pay the mak for Sara. So what happened? Abraham's coming down to Mit. The mitz saw her. They saw how beautiful she was and but they couldn't pay the price. That's why it says the mitzv saw. Okay. And what's the upshot? The obvious upshot is saysam. They saw her. They couldn't afford the asking price of au. But then what happened next afterm? See the mamm explains theim amazingly. The Egyptians saw her but what's unstated is they couldn't pay the price. But now Faro now Pharaoh's officers see her and they say, "You know what? She's worthy of the king." And he's the one guy who could pay the price. She's now taken into the house of the king. And guess what the king does? Had no idea that this would happen. The pharaoh heard Abraham's asking price and he gave it to him. He paid the asking price and Abraham had no choice but to accept it because this was the price the the he was asking for. The malam in a footnote adds one more idea. [snorts] He says it is known in the ancient times that a woman who it was seen in her exceptional beauty they attributed it to an empty notion that she must be a deity. She must be the daughter of the gods. and no ordinary person is allowed to live with her. Therefore, Abraham said if they ever get win that we're married, they're going to say that I'm being moyes. I'm living with the daughter of the god. So, please say I'm your brother. This way, they'll think I'm the brother of go of the daughter of God. This way, instead of them thinking that I'm living with the daughter of a god, they'll think I'm royalty. I am the brother of the god's daughter. and I [clears throat] won't be mis however what happened was when they saw such exceptional beauty they said the daughter of the god is worthy only of god himself and that divine power was attributed to the pharaoh and that's the reason why sorrow was taken by the pharaoh so the malam's observation of the small nuances of theukim the difference between and understanding the plan of abraim was not just Don't say we're married because if you look carefully in theim say I'm your sister but it seems like that will cause Abraham to survive but how through them giving having to give Abraham gifts in other words the Malam's unique methodology here is to explain that Sora saying that she's Abraham's sister is not only going to allow Abraham to survive that will allow him to be able to be eligible for gifts which they won't be able to pay or that's what thought and through that they'll be able to [clears throat] escape but unfortunately after the mits saw her and realized that they couldn't pay the price the officers of the pharaoh saw her and they figured there's one guy who could pay the price and indeed he did this is the amazing revolutionary approach of the malam to through Zion. 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