Dot Above Word עד
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Dot Above Word עד

Parsha Pages | June 27, 2025

דברים פרק כט, כח הַנ ִסְת ָׂרֹּת לה' אלקינו וְהַנ ִגְלֹּת לָׂנו ו לְ בָׂנֵינו עַ ד-עוֹּלָׂם לַעֲש וֹּת אֶת-כ ָׂל-ד ִ בְרֵ י הַת וֹּרָׂ ה הַז ֹּאת:
[The eleven underlined letters have a nekudah (dot) over the letter]

מסכת סנהדרין דף מג/ב למה נקוד על לנו ולבנינו ועל עי"ן שבעד מלמד שלא ענש על הנסתרות עד שעברו ישראל את הירדן דברי ר' יהודה

T.T. Since the Jews accepted upon themselves the oaths on Har Gerizim and Har Eival, they becamej guarantors (mutually responsible) for each other. This concept is symbolized by the ע in the word עד having a dot (indicating that the word is not to be taken completely at face value), as if to say, this obligation does not occur immediately, rather it becomes effective after the Jews cross the Jordan River, and neither us nor our children are subject to liabilities until that time.

דברים פרק כט, כח הַנ ִסְת ָׂרֹּת לה' אלקינו וְהַנ ִגְלֹּת לָׂנו ו לְ בָׂנֵינו עַ ד-עוֹּלָׂם לַעֲש וֹּת אֶת-כ ָׂל-ד ִ בְרֵ י הַת וֹּרָׂ ה הַז ֹּאת:
[The eleven underlined letters have a nekudah (dot) over the letter]

מסכת סנהדרין דף מג/ב למה נקוד על לנו ולבנינו ועל עי"ן שבעד מלמד שלא ענש על הנסתרות עד שעברו ישראל את הירדן דברי ר' יהודה

T.T. Since the Jews accepted upon themselves the oaths on Har Gerizim and Har Eival, they becamej guarantors (mutually responsible) for each other. This concept is symbolized by the ע in the word עד having a dot (indicating that the word is not to be taken completely at face value), as if to say, this obligation does not occur immediately, rather it becomes effective after the Jews cross the Jordan River, and neither us nor our children are subject to liabilities until that time.

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