6 answers to = 42

 

PARSHAS HASHAVUA מטות מסעי   Rashi writes there are 42 מסעות in this week's Parsha. If you count them, you will find only 41  מסעות.   IN THE SEFER שערי אהרן THERE ARE 6 ANSWERS 1}  it says twice ויסעו מרעמסס and ויסעו בני ישראל מרעמסס Gathering  the Yidden from all over to  one single point in רעמסס  is considered  as the first מסע 2) The last Rashi in Chumash Shemos says. “ the resting, at the way stations, are also called מסע. (מקום חנייתם אף הוא קרוי מסע)” We count רתמה twice 1) while they were stationed there 2) When they left רתמה 3)  מדבר צין & קדש  are considered as 2 The distance between the 2 מסעות is less than a day therefore in the Torah it's not mentioned as two. 4) There is one other station named בארות בני יעקן mentioned in Parshas עקב. It is different station from  mentioned in our Parsha בני יעקן 5) While in רתמה Moshe told them not to  go up to אל תעלו כי אין ה' בקרבכם  By listening to Moishe & not being עובר that's considered a מסע 6) In this week’s Parsha we only have 41,  but there is one more מסע mentioned in  Yehoshua. 3:1 ויסעו מהשטים