Comprehension Level 1
Why couldn't the firstborns work in the Mishkan?
They lost their rights after sinning the חטא העגל
Why were Aharon's sons also considered to be Moshe's children?
Because he taught them Torah
נְתוּנִ֨ם נְתוּנִ֥ם
Totally given over
תַּחְתֵּיהֶם
Instead of them
הַקָּרֵ֖ב
קרב
Why were the firstborns counted from 30 days old?
Explain the phrase: על פי ה
They were literally counted by the mouth of Hashem bc a בת קול called out the number of babies in each tent
פֶּ֥טֶר רֶ֖חֶם
Who open the womb
לְפִיכָךְ
Therefore
תִּפְקְדֵֽם
פקד
Explain the phrase and it's context: אוי לרשע אוי לשכינה
Because Of קורח (Family קהת) 250 men and דתן & אבירם were dragged into the rebellion of Korach
Why does the פסוק say there are 22,000 לויים, when if you count each family there are actually more than that?
Altogether there were 22,300 but those 300 weren't able to redeem a firstborn because they themselves were firstborns. The 22,000 mentioned are the ones who COULD redeem.
וְקַלְעֵ֣י הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר
And the hangings of the courtyard
יוֹנְקֵיהֶם
Their nursing babies
פְּדוּיֵ֕י
פדה
Why are there dots on אהרון 's name?
To show he wasn't counted and didn't get involved in the counting here
Explain what a משמרת is?
Any job that is is appointed to you and imposed upon you
וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם
And their ropes
שֶׁנִּמְשְׁכוּ
Who were drawn
הָעֹ֣דְפִ֔ים
עדפ
Explain what משה 's problem was with assigning the firstborns and how did he solve it?
He didn't know who should pay and who should be redeemed by a לוי.
He made a גורל of 22000 papers saying בן לוי and 273 papers saying 5 שקלים.
How were the 3 שבטים who lived near משה & אהרון affected?
יהודה - יהודה מחוקקי
יששכר - בינה & סנהדרין x200
זבולון - סופרים
פְּדוּיֵ֕י הָעֹדְפִ֖ים בָּהֶֽם
The redemption for the leftovers (excess) of them
וְדַיָּם
and it was enough for them
מִלֵּ֥א
מלא