1) Ch. 2, v. 3: "Keidmoh mizrochoh" – To the east – How do you explain the double expression of east?
2) Ch. 2, v. 9: "Rishonoh yiso'u" – They should travel first – Why did the tribes of Yehudoh, Yisochor, and Z’vulun merit being at the head of the nation?
3) Ch. 3, v. 1: "V'ei'leh toldos Aharon u'Moshe" – And these are the offspring of Aharon and Moshe – The M.R. explains why Aharon is mentioned here ahead of Moshe. When Moshe and Aharon were involved with the census they also asked for the family lineage. People chided Aharon, "Before you ask for our lineage look at the lineage of the offspring of your son Elozor, who married the daughter of Puti'eil." Standing up for Aharon's honour, Hashem mentioned him ahead of Moshe in our chapter of the Levites offspring.
Why didn’t the people likewise chide Moshe, who did the exact same thing as Elozor, taking Tziporoh the daughter of Puti’eil as his wife? Actually, Moshe was even more open to criticism, as he himself took a daughter of Puti’eil, while it was only Aharon’s son who did so.
4) Ch. 3, v. 9: "Nsunim heimoh lo mei’eis bnei Yisroel" – They are given to him from the bnei Yisroel – Hashem appointed the Levites to serve the Kohanim. If so, if which way are they given by the bnei Yisroel?
5) Ch. 3, v. 26: "V'es mosach pesach hechotzeir …… l'chole avodoso" – And the curtain for the opening of the courtyard …… to all its service – Since our verse is discussing the disassembled Mishkon when traveling, what Mikdosh service is there?
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