Shoftim, Perek 11 Part 2/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Yiftach, driven out by his brothers, was begged back by the elders of Gilad to lead the war against Amon, and vowed to offer whatever first came out to greet him. Why didn't he have the neder undone? The Gemara explains Yiftach's burial in the cities of Gilad by tzaraas that took his limbs. Perhaps the cut vav in shalom hints at Pinchas's end.

Key points

• The Targum reads zonah as an innkeeper, and the Radak suggests a mother from another tribe.
• Chazal say Pinchas and Yiftach each waited for the other to come for hataras nedarim.
• Chazal hold Yiftach truly offered his daughter, while the Radak has her living apart, davening.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Yiftach's father and mother
2. 1:26Driven out, then called back
3. 4:01Peace messages to the king of Amon
4. 5:22Yiftach's neder
5. 7:14Why not go to Pinchas?
6. 9:13Punishments of Pinchas and Yiftach
7. 10:58The cut vav in shalom
8. 12:23What Yiftach did with his daughter

Topics

• Yiftach
• Pinchas
• Sefer Shoftim