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਀吀栀攀 漀瀀攀渀椀渀最 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瀀愀爀猀栀愀猀 䴀愀琀琀漀猀 搀攀愀氀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 氀愀眀猀 漀昀 渀攀搀愀爀椀洀Ⰰ漀爀 vows,and oaths,or shevuos,which a person takes upon himself to observe.The next਀猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀猀栀愀 搀攀愀氀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 眀愀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 䴀椀搀椀愀渀⸀圀栀愀琀 椀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 between these two sections? Rav Avraham Ibn Ezra writes that the section on਀瘀漀眀猀 眀愀猀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 最椀瘀攀渀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 眀愀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 䴀椀搀椀愀渀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 war when the roshei ha-matos,or heads of the tribes,were appointed ,and they਀眀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 漀渀攀猀 琀漀 眀栀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 渀攀搀愀爀椀洀 愀渀搀 猀栀攀瘀甀漀猀 眀愀猀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 ⠀ 猀攀攀 Rashi to Bamidbar, 32:1,for an explanation of why this was done). The Ibn Ezra਀琀栀攀渀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 爀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 琀爀椀戀攀猀 漀昀 Gad and Reuven to settle in the former lands of Ssichin and Og on the eastern਀猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 夀愀爀搀攀椀渀 ⠀ 䨀漀爀搀愀渀⤀⸀ 䴀漀猀琀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀愀琀漀爀猀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 愀猀 being recorded in chronological   order,so that the section on਀渀攀搀愀爀椀洀 眀愀猀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 眀愀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 䴀椀搀椀愀渀⸀ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 愀爀最甀攀 琀栀愀琀 both approaches are true, in the sense that there is a common theme that਀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀猀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 瘀漀眀猀 眀椀琀栀 戀漀琀栀 琀栀攀 眀愀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 䴀椀搀椀愀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀 of the tribes of Gad and Reuven for land on the eastern side of the Yardein.

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A similar approach can਀戀攀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 瘀漀眀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 on the request of the tribes of Gad and Reuven. The Torah tells us that, after਀琀栀攀 眀愀爀 眀椀琀栀 䴀椀搀椀愀渀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀爀椀戀攀猀 漀昀 䜀愀搀 愀渀搀 刀攀甀瘀攀渀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀攀搀 Moshe and asked that they be permitted to settle on the eastern bank of the਀夀愀爀搀攀椀渀 ⠀䨀漀爀搀愀渀⤀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀搀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 搀攀愀氀 漀昀 最爀愀稀椀渀最 氀愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 愀挀挀漀洀洀漀搀愀琀攀 their abundant cattle. Moshe replied, " Shall your brothers go out to਀戀愀琀琀氀攀 眀栀椀氀攀 礀漀甀 猀攀琀琀氀攀 栀攀爀攀㼀☀☠焀甀漀琀㬀 ⠀䈀愀洀椀搀戀愀爀 ㌀㈀㨀㘀⤀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀攀爀猀 愀猀猀甀爀攀搀 Moshe that they would, indeed, join their brothers in battle for Eretz Yisroel.਀䈀攀昀漀爀攀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 戀愀琀琀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀甀椀氀搀 攀渀挀氀漀猀甀爀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀愀琀琀氀攀 愀渀搀 挀椀琀椀攀猀 for their children on the eastern side of the Yardein. Moshe told them that if਀琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀Ⰰ 椀渀搀攀攀搀Ⰰ 搀漀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 琀栀攀礀 挀漀甀氀搀 猀攀琀琀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 攀愀猀琀攀爀渀 side. The rabbis, as cited by Rashi, noted that when they originally told Moshe਀琀栀攀 漀戀氀椀最愀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 琀愀欀攀 甀瀀漀渀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀愀琀琀氀攀 before their children. Moshe told them that their children are more important਀琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀愀琀琀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀 琀栀攀洀 昀椀爀猀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀礀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀攀搀 their obligations, they did, indeed, mention their children before their cattle਀⠀ 猀攀攀 刀愀猀栀椀 琀漀 䈀愀洀椀搀戀愀爀Ⰰ㌀㈀㨀㄀㘀⤀⸀⸀ 刀愀瘀 刀攀甀瘀攀渀 䬀愀琀稀 眀爀椀琀攀猀Ⰰ椀渀 栀椀猀 䐀甀搀愀攀椀 刀攀甀瘀攀渀 琀漀 parshas Matos, that when a person undertakes an obligation using a vow,he is਀瘀攀爀礀 猀甀猀挀攀瀀琀椀戀氀攀 琀漀 瘀椀漀氀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀攀爀洀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀漀眀Ⰰ攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 椀昀 洀漀渀攀琀愀爀礀 considerations are involved. Even if,at the outset, the person is completely਀搀攀琀攀爀洀椀渀攀搀 琀漀 漀戀猀攀爀瘀攀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀洀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀漀眀Ⰰ椀昀 栀攀 椀猀 愀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀栀漀 瀀氀愀挀攀猀 琀漀漀 much importance on money, he may,in the end. violate his vow. Moshe,says Rabbi਀䬀愀琀稀Ⰰ搀椀猀挀攀爀渀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 琀爀椀戀攀猀 漀昀 䜀愀搀 愀渀搀 刀攀甀瘀攀渀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 挀愀爀爀礀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 瘀漀眀 for this very reason. That is the meaning of the criticism that Moshe delivered਀琀漀 琀栀攀洀 眀栀攀渀 栀攀 挀栀愀渀最攀搀 琀栀攀 漀爀搀攀爀 漀昀 瀀爀椀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 攀砀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀漀洀洀椀琀洀攀渀琀⸀ Rav Katz explains that Moshe,when he saw the way the tribes listed their਀漀戀氀椀最愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ甀渀搀攀爀猀琀漀漀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 瀀氀愀挀攀搀 琀漀漀 洀甀挀栀 攀洀瀀栀愀猀椀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀Ⰰ愀渀搀 feared that this attitude may,eventually,lead them to violate their vow.He਀眀愀猀Ⰰ琀栀甀猀Ⰰ 琀攀愀挀栀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 琀漀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 inner nature before making a vow. Once Moshe pointed out their reversal of਀瀀爀椀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀Ⰰ愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 挀栀愀渀最攀搀 椀琀Ⰰ 栀攀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 瘀漀眀⸀吀栀甀猀Ⰰ琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 琀栀愀琀 before making a vow one needs to undergo a process of soul-searching is brought਀漀甀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 爀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀眀漀 琀爀椀戀攀猀Ⰰ愀猀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀猀 眀栀礀Ⰰ following the In Ezra, the section on vows was given after the war on Midian਀愀渀搀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 爀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀爀椀戀攀猀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀 ਀㰀搀椀瘀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀昀漀渀琀ⴀ猀椀稀攀㨀㄀　⸀　瀀琀㬀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀∀䄀爀椀愀氀∀Ⰰ∀猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀∀㬀 mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'> 

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