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11 [1] THEREFORE THOU AND ALL THY COMPANY. “*Therefore*, because of this [i.e., because of what I have previously said: *Hear now, ye sons of Levi: is it but a small thing* etc.] *thou and all thy company that are gathered together* [are] *against the Eternal*, for I acted as His agent in giving the priesthood to Aaron, and this controversy is [therefore] not directed against us.” This is Rashi’s language. And if so, the verse is saying: “thou and all thy company — it is ye that are gathered together against G-d, and not against Aaron.” And Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra commented that the letter *hei* in the word *hano’adim* (*‘that’ are gathered together*) is redundant [thus the verse means: “thou and all thy company ‘are gathered together not against us but against G-d”]. It is possible that the verse is stating: “*Therefore thou and all thy company that are gathered together against G-d* — for it is not against Aaron [that you are gathered together] — *be ye before G-d* with *Aaron tomorrow*,” and the verse is elliptic with respect to the conditions that Moses mentioned. The purport of the verses is thus as follows: At first he [Moses] spoke *unto Korach and unto all his company, saying:* ‘*In the morning the Eternal will make known* etc.,’ and afterwards he continued speaking to Korach, saying: *ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi*, and told Korach alone, *Hear now, ye sons of Levi*. Therefore he repeated himself saying, *thou and all thy company that are gathered together against G-d*, meaning that the punishment would not be directed against Korach alone, but against his whole *company*, for they are all *gathered together against G-d*.
Version: Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH002108945/NLI
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