From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [b-hebrew] Fill Hand
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 00:30:47 -0400
"Inaugurate them"
"Rashi and Ramban differ on the origin of this figure of speech.
Rashi comments that in olden times newly inaugurated officials were
given a gauntlet as a symbol of their new authority; thus "their
hands were filled" in the literal sense. According to Ramban, the
term is figurative. One who is not qualified to perform a service
with a higher status is left "emptyhanded" as it were. When he is
invested with authority, his hands "are filled". Similarly, the
sacrifical service that conferred sanctity on the Tabernacle and the
Kohanim (next chapter), was known as "milu'im", literally "becoming
full", because it invested them with sanctity."
(Stone Chumash commentary)
Shoshanna
Hello,
What is the meaning of "to fill hand" (Ex.28:41, 32:29, etc)?
Best regards,
Vadym.
[b-hebrew] Fill Hand,
Shoshanna Walker, 06/03/2007