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The Gur Arye explains that Y'hoshua's falling into the spies' plot would reflect poorly on Moshe, whose protege he was. This reasoning doesn't apply to Kalev.
The Avodas Yisrael explains (not in answer to this question) that Y'hoshua did not want the honor of leading the people, and wanted Moshe to retain that position. (See Rashi to B'haalos'cha 11:28.) ...
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The impetus for the drasha in the medrash is specifically because the first nation the spies mentioned was amalek, and as the ikar sifsei chachamim explains why not mention the amori and chiti who live in the mountains first, must be they were trying to scare klal yisrael with the bad memory as the medrash continues with the mashal of the child who got hit ...
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The first Rashi in Parshat Masei mentions that Israel had 14 journeys during the first year until they arrived at Ritmah (which is Kadesh Barne'a). Then they wandered for 38 years where they had 20 journeys. Then, the final year there were 8 journeys after Aharon died as they went into the land.
The 40 years of wandering in the desert retroactively include ...
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The Ostrovtzer Rav in Me'ir Eynei Chachamim explains that a leader is imbued with the power of the group that he leads, in this case 50 people. He further notes that the Jewish people were blessed that each one of them had the power of a thousand people based upon the pasuk in Haazinu (Devarim 32, 30) (he seems to follow the Ibn Ezra's second peshat). As ...
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Yes, the Rebbe does explain like this and explains the mergalim's report and each of their claims and the response of Kalev and Yehoshua in this light.
It can be found in Likkutei Sichos Volume 4 pg 1041 (here is an English translation and adaption).
It is based on a teaching of the Alter Rebbe, The Baal Hatanya, in Likkutei Torah here and here, which is ...
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Sifsei Chachamim brings this question from Rabi Elazar Mizrachi who left it as a question.
The Sifsei Chachamim goes on to suggest that this limud is to tell us that Shevet Levi was not even involved in the council to send spies. He quotes Rashi, who's words are now clearer, who says Levi was not with them, but did not say Levi did not go with them.
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I have checked through all the mefarshim I could find and haven't seen any one of them comment that the meraglim saw prophetically that they wouldn't be the leaders in Eretz Yisroel. The closest I found was the peirush of Rav Moshe Zakut on the Zohar which explains the spiritual thought process of the meraglim but it still indicates that they themselves ...
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Rabbi Yochanan Zweig, my Rosh Yeshiva, explains this based on Targum Yonasan to Bamidbar 13:16: "When Moshe saw his humility, he changed his name." Why is humility a negative in this context? Moshe himself was the most humble person alive (Bamidbar 12:3), yet he sees this as a negative?
It must be, then, that Moshe was concerned that his humility would ...
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Divrei Hayomim 2:18 says that Caleb was the son of Chetzron. Radak there says that this is Caleb ben Yefune. Radak says he was known as ben Yefune since he turned away from the Meraglim's blasphemy of the land.
Ibn Ezra disagrees and says his father's name was Yefune and his grandfather's name was Kenaz.
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Sefer Hadoros & Zemach David says Yehoshua was born in 2406 and the story of the Meraglim was in 2449, making him 43 years old.
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Although we often invoke Midivar Shekker Tirchack as the Torah's command not to lie, it is not really a biblical prohibition. That pasuk is actually discussing beis din and witness. When the Gemara discusses keeping your word in business it invokes another verse, ืืื ืฆืืง ืืืคื ืฆืืง.
This still does not apply to a lie in conversation. For that we have the ...
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In Pirkei Derabbi Eliezer 23 it says that Og was the only survivor of the flood other than Noach and his family (and animals) as he hanged on to a ladder:
ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืงืื ืืฉืจ ืขื ืคื ื ืืืืื ืืืฅ ืื ื ืืื ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืืชืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืฉืืจ ืื ื ื ืืืฉืจ ืืชื ืืชืื ืืืืฅ ืืขืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืฉืืฉื ืื ืขืฅ ืืื ืื ืืกืืืืืช ืฉื ืืชืืื ืื ืฉืืข ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืขืื ืขืืื ืื ืขืฉื ื ื ื ืงื ืืืจ ืื' ...
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So I looked through a number of mefarshim (commentaries) and there doesn't appear to be any reference to any prophecy. As you say, many mention this Zohar, but I think it would be fair to say that the Be'er Yosef's words are more his own personal presentation of the facts.
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman zt"l questions in his Sichos Avodas Levi 59 how ...
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Or perhaps, this is the simple reading of the Zohar.
I believe that this is the closest to the mark. We can quibble over whether it actually is the simplest and most straight-forward explanation of the Zohar, but it does appear to be his understanding of the text. This assumption, that the Zohar is to be so read is shared by others. For example, Rav Yaakov ...
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The prime example given by the Talmud of an overriding reason to allow misleading statements is in the interest of maintaining peace (whether marital or otherwise). This would seem to be all the more so a compelling reason when the peace in question is between G-d and the entire Jewish people.
See Yevamot 65b:
ืื"ืจ ืืืืขื ืืฉืื ืจืื ืืืขืืจ ืืจ' ืฉืืขืื: ืืืชืจ ...
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RaSh"I on Numbers 26:64 (thanks to Chabad.org)
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Excellent question! Avot D'Rav Natan ch. 9 Mishna 2 explains why. In summary, he states that that B'nai Yisra'el were tested 10 times (The Mishnah lists all 10) but they weren't punished for any of them except for the incident with the spies, because this was Lashon Hara.
At the end of the Mishnah, he states, that this is a kal vachomer we should learn, ...
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The Malbim in Sefer HaKarmel says that ืืคืจ is a more focused mission, an in-depth investigation into one location, as opposed to ืืชืืจ, which is a scouting mission which sees the whole land but is not as in-depth.
Malbim does not explain this in connection with the success and failure of the missions, but perhaps the failure of the first mission was that ...
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The Kli Yakar on ืืื ืืฉื ื says that the punishment actually took place one day a year on Tish'a B'Av. Thus they were punished for "forty days" but the forty days were spread over 40 years. The punishment was that all those who should have been in the army and insisted on not listening to the spies (ages 20 to 60) were allowed to live out their "service life" ...
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The Gur Aryeh explains this Rashi.
He cites the question of Rabbi Eliyahu Mizrachi (the Re'em)
ืืืงืฉื ืืจืืดื, ืืืืจ ืืชืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืฉืื (ืืืืืจ ืื, ื-ืื) ืฉื ืื ืขืฉืจ ืื ืฉืื, ืื
ืืื ืืฉืื, ืืื ื ืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืขืืื,
and then answers:
ืืืื ืื ืงืฉืื, ืืืื ืณืืืืืณ, ืคืืจืืฉื, ืื ืฉืืืฆืจื ืืฉื ืจืื ื ืขืืื ืืฉืืื
ืืืืจ ืืืฉืจืื ืดืฉื ืื ืขืฉืจ ืื ืฉืืืด, ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืฉืจืื ืฉืื ...
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Bamidbar - Numbers - Chapter 13
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/9941/jewish/Chapter-13.htm
ืึทืึผึนืฆึดึืืืึผ ืึผึดืึผึทึคืช ืึธืึธึจืจึถืฅึ ืึฒืฉืึถึฃืจ ืชึผึธืจึฃืึผ ืึนืชึธึืึผ ืึถืึพืึผึฐื ึตึฅื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึื ืึตืืึึนืจ ืึธืึธึกืจึถืฅ ืึฒืฉืึถืจึฉ ืขึธืึทึจืจึฐื ืึผ ืึธึืึผ ืึธืชึฃืึผืจ ืึนืชึธึืึผ ืึถึฃืจึถืฅ ืึนืึถึคืึถืช ืึฝืึนืฉืึฐืึถึจืืึธึ ืึดึืื ืึฐืึธืึพืึธืขึธึื ืึฒืฉืึถืจึพืจึธืึดึฅืื ืึผ ืึฐืชืึนืึธึืึผ ืึทื ึฐืฉืึตึฅื ืึดืึผึฝืึนืช
"They spread ...
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Rashi in Shlach 13:2 explains that Bnai Yisrael had approached Moshe because they were supposed to conquer as a normal way of war. Thus, they asked to send men to determine which parts were most appropriate for the tribes. This seemed proper to Moshe and he asked Hashem what he sould do. As Rashi says:
Send for yourself: According to your own ...
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The Ksav Sofer connects Yehoshua's inability to speak against the Meraglim to his knowledge of Eldad and Meidad's prophecy that Moshe would die and he (Yehoshua) would bring Bnei Yisrael into the land. He also suggests the possibility that the Meraglim, being senior Nesi'im would be concerned about Yehoshua's recent rise to prominence and might have a plan (...
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Rabbi Reisman brings in the name of the Chafetz Chayim a radically different explanation. He learns there are 2 ways to oppose an evil group:
Battle it in the open, argue with them.
Don't agree and don't disagree p publicly when no decision is necessary. Then, when a decision needs to be made, side clearly with the Truth.
Advantage of 1 is a clear ...
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Rashi to 14:33 says:
ืื ืืช ืืื ืืื ืคืืืช ืืื ืฉืืฉืื, ืืื ื ืืืจ ืืจืืขืื, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืฉื ืื ื ืขืฉืจืื ืืืืขืื ืืืื ืฉืฉืื.
Not one of them died before the age of sixty. This is why forty [years] was decreed, so that those who were twenty years old would reach the age of sixty.
Each person died at age 60.
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Kli Yakar (who cites Yalkut Shim'oni on Numbers 13:2:4):
ื"ื ืืื ืคืจื ืื ืฉืื, ืืคื ืฉืืจื"ื (ืืืงื"ืฉ ืคื ืืก ืชืฉืขืืื) ืืื ืฉืื ืืื
ืฉืื ืืื ืืช ืืืจืฅ ืืืืจื ื ืชื ื ืจืืฉ ืื ืฉืืื ืืฆืจืืื (ืืืืืจ ืื.ื) ืืื ืฉืื ืืื
ืืืืืืช ืืืจืฅ ืืืืจื ืชื ื ืื ื ืืืื (ืฉื ืื.ื) ืืข"ื ืืืจ ืืงื"ื ืืคื ืืขืชื ืฉืื ื
ืจืืื ืืขืชืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืฉืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืืืืช ืืช ืืืจืฅ ืื ืื ืืกืคืจื ืืื ืืชื,
ืืื ืื ืืืขืชื ืฉืืชื ...
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The cogent explanation comes from Rashi's commentary on the passage; that is, Caleb represented the fourth generation that entered the land. In this regard, the commentary of the Jewish Publication Society provides that four generations in this context therefore means four lifespans.
Reference:
Sarna, Nahum M. (1989). Genesis. Philadelphia: Jewish ...
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The Gemara Bava Basra 121b states explicitely that Machir (and Yair) entered Israel. This very question of why he didn't die with the rest of the Dor Hamidbar because of the sin of the meraglim (spies) is posed and answered:
ืืืชื ืื ืืืืจ ืื ืื ืฉื ืืืืืจ ืื ืื ืฉื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืืขืงื ืืื ืืชื ืขื ืฉื ืื ืกื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฅ ืฉื ืืืจ (ืืืืฉืข ื, ื) ืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืขื ืืฉืืฉืื ืืฉืฉื ืืืฉ ...
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I would argue that the premise of your question is slightly flawed. Rashi doesn't say that God was forced to do anything. What he says is that God knew that he would decree a punishment of a year per day (ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืคื ื ืืงื"ื ืฉืืืืืจ ืขืืืื ืืื ืืฉื ื) and thus he shortened their travel time to 40 days. God wasn't forced to make the punishment a year for a ...
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