Perek Tes Zayin

Question 1

where did Shimshon go?

who does he see? what does he do?

Answer 1

1) gazi
2) an inappropriate woman
3) goes to her

Question 2

what do the plishtim say to each other?

what did they do? for how long - saying what?

Answer 2

1) “Shimshon has come here
lets surround him and ambush him all night around the gates of the city”
2) and they plotted all night
3) saying at the morning light we will kill him

Question 3

what were the plishtim afraid?

what changed?

Answer 3

1) to attack shimshon

2) since shimshon entered w/ no problem they planned to kill him

Question 4

Rashi: how were the plishtim plotting

Answer 4

whispering

Question 5

how does shimshon enter?

wat does he do? why?

Answer 5

1) in disguise
2) spreads the word that Shimshon is here
3) he wants them to know

Question 6

וירד תמנתה - what is this showing?
where to refrence?
what is gaza?
what does he do? right or wrong?
why?

Answer 6

1) foreshadowing his downfall
2) pasuk yud aleph
3) the place where thing go wrong - actual downfall begins
3) he infaltrates the plishtim (command by HaShem)
4) does it wrong
5) he didnt marry the woman liek he did with first woman w/ the conversion process
he slept with her

Question 7

did shimshon kniw the plishtim were planning to ambush him

Answer 7

yes
he wanted it to happen
hence why he spread the rumor

Question 8

why did shimsho go to gaza

Answer 8

bc after 20 yrs the energy of bnai yisrael was weak
bnai yisrael started to desire to be like the plishtim (bad ppl - someone u dont want to become)
now shimshon has to reinfiltrate the plishtim and recognize bnai yisrael
has to live up to his name
ומגן - protect
שמש - energize

Question 9

how long did shimshon sleep till?

what did he do?

Answer 9

1) middle of the night - gets up
2) grasped the doors to the gates 0f the city and he pulled them up by the bar
and he puts them on hish shoulders and walks them to the top of the mountain facing Chevron

Question 10

חצי הלילה

whats the signififcance of the middle of the night

Answer 10

mefarshim bring down this was Pesach - seder night night
you have a mitzvah from HaShem to eat the karbon pesach
and shimshon is missing karbon pesach
he felt the mission was so imp that he had to miss a mitzvah

Question 11

How was shimshon able to stretch his hands and pull out the door posts?

Answer 11

chazzal brings down he was 60 amot wide and thats why he can lift a 100 ft wide door

Question 12

stroy sounds vry strange
why is this included
Deeper

Answer 12

ומגן - sending message to plishtim to bacjk off
removes their security
protects bnai yisrael
שמש - energizing bnai yisrael to dissassociate from the plishtim
becomes talk of the town on seder night

Question 13

stroy sounds vry strange
why is this included
literal

Answer 13

LITERALLY taking the gates on his shouders
saying to bnai yisrael hes shouldering the burden
doing it for you bnai yisrael
protecting bnai yisrael - energizing them

Question 14

what happened after gaza?

Answer 14

shimshon loved a woman named deliliah

Question 15

אחר כן
ויהי
because of what

Answer 15

1) connected to previous story in gaza
2) צרע - pain and hardshp w/ deliliah
3) his experiences in Gaza this leads to the hardships w/ Delilah `

Question 16

Idea brought down by Chazzal:
מצווה גררת מצווה עבירה גררת עבירה
what does shimshon do in gaza?

Answer 16

One mitzvah leads to another mitzvah
one avrah leads to another
makes a mistakes -> leads to downfall w/ delilah

Question 17

1) who came up to delilah

2) what did they say

Answer 17

1) the geenrals from the plishtim went up to her
2) seduce him and see from where does his strength come from and with what can we overpower him to tie him up and oppress him
and every plishti man will give you 1100 dollars

Question 18

ויעלו שוליה

Answer 18

עלה - to go up
it took effort for the plishtim to come to her - to find her
also they were in hiding and still found shimshon and delilah

Question 19

סרני פּלצתים

Answer 19

general

top level imp

Question 20

ואמרו לה

what do mefarshim say

Answer 20

they (plishtim) approached her numerous times

talked to her repeatively

Question 21

why 1100 dollares

Answer 21

1100 maaser (110) actual amt 990
every person will give her approx 1000 dollars adter she woykd give maaser
tempting #

Question 22

where was delilahs mistake?

Answer 22

she took the money

money is the only idol that has no end

Question 23

money is the only idol that has no end - meaning

Answer 23

when ppl desire something - there is a lacking
for money there is never enough - never satisfying
compared to food - you can be satisfied for a while but want more

Question 24

what was Delilahs mistake
(how was she a tzedkaus
what did she lack

Answer 24

1) she gave up everything to convert to judaism to be with her. husband and HaShem
2) at the end of the day the lack of faith is what rlly broke

Question 25

Buildups
(worry x2
midrash
breaking point

Answer 25

1) worried constantly - wife of superhero under constant threat
2) they were discovered by plishtim -> made her worry into reality
3) midrash brings down they had a son named micha (amplifies the worry)
4) breaking point: she took the MONEY offer -> money is a desire that is neer fufilled

Question 26

ואסכנוהו -> meaning

how did the plishtim shift delilahs perspective?

Answer 26

1) to subdue(weaken) him
2) Shimshon would be better off with the Plishtim bc he wont hurt others or himself
they will imprison him so they can weaken him

Question 27

What caused Delilah more susceptable to that challenge? How to avoid it?

Answer 27

didnt tell her husband
shows she made this decision on her on w/o HaShem = lack of faith
-
she became a convert - took to mych too soon went from 0-100

Question 28

what did delilah ask shimshon? (2)

Answer 28

tell me from

1) what/where comes from ur great strength
2) and with what can be used to subdue you

Question 29

how does shimshon respond to deliliah

Answer 29

if you tie me uo with 7 wet strings that have never been dried befire then i will become like the man

Question 30

what approach did delilah take

Answer 30

trust approach
im ur wife, we’re married -tell me ur deepest darkest secret
as a wife shes throwing a big q
hard to build trust but easy to break
because if person a does something that breaks person bs trust it will be hard to gain that back

Question 31

how is shimshons response

how couldve he answered

Answer 31

1) indirect
2) directly
couldve said no
couldve said from HaShem

Question 32

so why did he give an indirect answer

Answer 32

bc sometimes for Shalom bayit its better to avoid the situtaion than face confrontation

Question 33

did Shimshon lie

Answer 33

no

it was a play on words to avoid confrontation

Question 34

what do the generals of teh plishtim bring to Delilha?

Answer 34

7 wet strings that never been dried so she can tie him up with them

Question 35

where were the enemies sitting?
what did Delilah say to Shimshon?
what happens?

Answer 35

1) in the room
2) “The plishtim are onto you shimshon!”
3) and he breaks the strings as though they had been in fire and his strenth was undiscovered

Question 36

Premise: what wouldve shimshon done?

Answer 36

1) pretending that this method of tying him up would work in the name of shalom bayis

Question 37

did shimshon willingly agree to be tied up? he trusted her?
how did the plishtim enter? were they noticed
(דעת סופּרים and מלבים)

Answer 37

דעת סופּרים: Shimshon was awake - saw the plishtim
breaks through strings as defense against the plishtim
מלבים: shimshon was asleep when he was tied up
his wife told him the plishtim r here
doesnt see plishtim
breaks through as an instinct

Question 38

what thoughts couldve gone through shimshons mind after his wife and the plishtim tie him up

Answer 38

דן לכף זכות - judge ppl favorably
shimshon chose to give delilah the benefit of the doubt and look at the brighter side that this couldve been a coincidence

Question 39

after the whole incident

what does delilah say to shimshon

Answer 39

behold u deceived me and you lied to me

now tell me please what can i tie u up with

Question 40

what did shimshon respond with (2nd time)

Answer 40

if you tie me up in new ropes that has no work done on it

then i will become weak like the man כְּאַחַ֥ד הָאָדָֽם:

Question 41

take 2 of delilah tieing him up:
what does she tell shimshon
what happened

Answer 41

1) the plishtim are upon you
shimshon and his enemy r sitting in the same room
2) he ripped up the ropes as of theyw ere strings

Question 42

third try
what does delilah tell shimshon
how does he respond

Answer 42

1) until when will u deceive me and tell me lies
tell me in what will be tied
2) if you weave my 7 flocks of HAIR from my gead into a web

Question 43

why is it dangerous shimshon is leading her to his hair

Answer 43

it is his strength as a nazir

BIG MISTAKE to give up

Question 44

what did delilah do with his hair?
what did she tell him?
what happened?

Answer 44

1) pinned his hair with a peg
2) the plishtim r upon u
3) awoke from his sleep
pulled out the peg the loom and teh web from his hair

Question 45

after the hair pegging situtaion what does delilah tell shimshon

Answer 45

1) how can u say u love me when ur heart isnt with me

this is the 3rd time you deceived me and u didnt tell from where ur strength comes from

Question 46

when delilah says why did u lie to me

how does shimshon react

Answer 46

MODEL HUSBAND BEHAVIOR
he apologises saying he didnt mean to decive
doesnt attack her
just apologises - gives new ropes

Question 47

MODEL HUSBAND BEHAVIOR

Answer 47

model husband behavior
making sure his wife feels loved
put his wife first
happy wife = good brachos
a man has to constantly make sure his wife feels loved
when she says this then he is heartbroken bc he is not satsifying her needs

Question 48

what finally got shimshon to break

how was shimshon feeling

Answer 48

after she hagged him and pressed him will all her words

worn out and his soul begged to die

Question 49

his soul begged to die simple explanation

Answer 49

the hagging made him so crazy!

Question 50

his soul begged to die deeper explanation

Answer 50

we have a certain time to accomplish things and shimshon did well - his time was up

Question 51

so what does shimshon finally do?

what does he say?

Answer 51

1) everything in his heart
2) says a razor! never came on his head becayse hes a nazir of hashem from the womb of his mother
if u cut my hair then my strength would be removed from me and i will become like all the other men
SAYS THE TRUTH

Question 52

ככל האדם

כאחד האדם

Answer 52

1) truth - like every otehr man
2) play on words
says this the first three times

Question 53

“a razor” who is shimshon giving credit to
“nazir of hashem” who is he crediting
what do we see

Answer 53

his hair
HaShem
his humility comes through
crediting his strength to his hair and HaShem 
not taking credit of his strength

Question 54

after shimshon told her the truth - what did delilah see
what did she do
what did the generals of the plishtim do

Answer 54

1) she saw that he told her everything
everything that was in his heart
2) tells the generals of the plishtim to come because he told here verything that was in his heart
3) the generals of teh plishtim come up to her and they brought with them all the money

Question 55

how did she know this time was the truth?

Answer 55

he used HaShems names

he was a tzadik

Question 56

what did she do shimshon in his sleep?
who did she call? what did they do?
and what happened

Answer 56

1) pulled him on her lap
2) called a man and he cut the 7 locks of hair from shimshons head
3) this weakened him and his srength left thim

Question 57

4 steps of Delilahs downfall - connection to Yetzer Hara

Answer 57

1) the plush Tim bribe her with the fact that they won’t hurt shimshon if she founds out and tells them how to subdue shimshon - yetzer hara attacks on a moment of weakness, it feeds off fear
2) she takes the supplies = creates a desire to succeeed/win
3) plush Tim are not waiting - strengthens that desire to win
4) she infiltrates the truth, calls the plush Tim over and they bring the money - you don’t recognize who u are because you are overcome with that desire to achieve ur goal