Lech Lecha 12:15

Lech Lecha
לֶךְ־לְךָ

by Rabbi J. Holman

(פסוק טו)

יד וַיְהִי
כְּבוֹא אַבְרָם מִצְרָיְמָה
וַיִּרְאוּ הַמִּצְרִים אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה כִּי־יָפָה הִוא מְאֹד

Let's Review the LAST Pasuk!

​and it was, when Avram came to Egypt,
and the Egyptians saw the woman,
that she was very pretty...

יד וַיְהִי
כְּבוֹא אַבְרָם מִצְרָיְמָה
וַיִּרְאוּ הַמִּצְרִים אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה כִּי־יָפָה הִוא מְאֹד

​to Egypt

when Avram came

the woman

and it was

and the Egyptians saw

she was pretty

very

that

​Great! What's next?

​Another Pasuk?

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

​Yes!

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

and they saw

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

and they saw

her

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

Multiple Choice

Which word means

"and they saw" ?

• וַיְהַלֲלוּ

• וַיִּרְאוּ

• אֹתָהּ

• שָׂרֵי

Multiple Choice

Why does it mean "they"?

Multiple Choice

Which word means

"her" ?

• וַיְהַלֲלוּ

• וַיִּרְאוּ

• אֹתָהּ

• שָׂרֵי

Multiple Choice

Why does it mean "HER"?

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

the officers of

and they saw

her

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

Multiple Choice

Which word means

"officers of" ?

• וַיְהַלֲלוּ

• וַיִּרְאוּ

• אֹתָהּ

• שָׂרֵי

Multiple Choice

Why does it mean

"OF"?

Match

Try to MATCH these...

• וַיְהַלֲלוּ

• וַיִּרְאוּ

• אֹתָהּ

• שָׂרֵי

and they

PRAISED

and they

SAW

HER

officers OF

• and they

  PRAISED

• and they

  SAW

• HER

• officers OF

Match

Try MATCHING these

PREFIXES and SUFFIXES...

HER

OF

THEY

• HER

• OF

• THEY

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

the officers of

and they saw

her

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

and they praised

the officers of

and they saw

her

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

and they praised

the officers of

and they saw

her

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

her

to

Multiple Choice

Which word means

" and they PRAISED " ?

• וַיְהַלֲלוּ

• וַיִּרְאוּ

• אֹתָהּ

• שָׂרֵי

Multiple Choice

Why does it mean

" THEY " ?

Multiple Choice

What is the SHORESH (root) of

" and they PRAISED " ?

• הלל

• אל

• ראה

• שרה

Multiple Choice

What is the SHORESH (root) of

" and they SAW " ?

• הלל

• אל

• ראה

• שרה

Multiple Choice

Which word means

" HER " ?

• וַיְהַלֲלוּ

• וַיִּרְאוּ

• אֹתָהּ

• אֶל

Multiple Choice

Why does it mean

" HER " ?

Multiple Choice

Which word means

" TO " ?

• וַיְהַלֲלוּ

• וַיִּרְאוּ

• אֹתָהּ

• אֶל

​

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

and they praised

the officers of

and they saw

and she was taken

her

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

her

to

​AND

​AND

​AND

​SHE
(was)

​AND

​SHE
(was)

TAKEN

​

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

and they praised

the officers of

and they saw

and she was taken

her

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

her

to

Multiple Choice

Which word means

" and she was TAKEN " ?

• הָֽאִשָּׁה

• אֶל

• אֹתָהּ

• וַתֻּקַּח

• בֵּית

Multiple Choice

Why does it mean

" SHE " ?

Match

MATCH

• הָֽאִשָּׁה

• אֶל

• אֹתָהּ

• וַתֻּקַּח

• בֵּית

the woman

to

her

and she was taken

house

• the woman

• to

• her

• and she was taken

• house

Match

Can you MATCH these?

HER

SHE

OF

THEY

• HER

• SHE

• OF

• THEY

Multiple Choice

Do you think Avraham and Sarah were happy?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

What do you think they did?

• CRY

• DAVEN

טו וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה
וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה
וַתֻּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֽה

And Pharaoh's officers saw her, and they PRAISED her to Pharaoh,
and the woman was TAKEN (to) Pharaoh's house.

​What Amazing Effort!

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