The following post will be devoted to trying to better understand passuk gimel on our own (and using commentaries) without learning it in class. Let's see how much we can figure out on our own!
Vayikra Perek 19 Passuk 3 reads as follows:
אִישׁ אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ, וְאֶת-שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ: אֲנִי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
You shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and ye shall keep My sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ
Rambam: Reverence or fear means that one should act toward his parents as he would toward a sovereign with the power to punish those who treat him disrespectfully.
Rashi: Prohibits children from: sitting in his parents' regular places, interrupting them, or contradicting them in an abrupt or disrespectful manner. Honor, like it says in the ten commandments, refers to a general serving of one's parents (such as assisting them when they have difficulties).
וְאֶת-שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ
Rashi: If your parents tell you not to keep shabbat, you're not allowed to obey them. So the two commandments flow well: you have to fear your parents but Hashem's commandments still take precedence over the wishes of your parents'.
Sifra: God, father, and mother are all partners in a person's existance.
שַׁבְּתֹתַי
I didn't exactly understand this, but it speaks of shabbat in plural. It might be referring to the "higher" and "lower" Shabbat, but I am unclear as to what is the difference. Feel free to fill in the blank.
What other questions do you have about this passuk?
These commandments seem too familiar to the ones in the 10 commandments. Why does it have to be restated? If it is because they are a little different, why isn't everything just included in the first one?
Is there any significance to the commandments being followed by אֲנִי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.?
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