יעשה ה' עמכם חסד כאשר עשיתם
Hashem should do kindness for you as you have done.
The words עמכם and עשיתם conclude with the letter ם which is the masculine form of the word, rather than a ן which would indicate feminine. Why?
The Midrash teaches us that in the merit of Orpah walking forty steps with Na'ami her son Goliath spent forty days threatening the Jews before being killed by Kind Dovid. The forty steps that each of them took are being alluded to with the letter ם (which has the numerical value of 40) that concludes those words. Na'ami had nothing to offer them at this time in her impoverished state, but she was offering her blessing that they should be rewarded by Hashem for their footsteps.
Hashem should do kindness for you as you have done.
The words עמכם and עשיתם conclude with the letter ם which is the masculine form of the word, rather than a ן which would indicate feminine. Why?
The Midrash teaches us that in the merit of Orpah walking forty steps with Na'ami her son Goliath spent forty days threatening the Jews before being killed by Kind Dovid. The forty steps that each of them took are being alluded to with the letter ם (which has the numerical value of 40) that concludes those words. Na'ami had nothing to offer them at this time in her impoverished state, but she was offering her blessing that they should be rewarded by Hashem for their footsteps.
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