The Malbim here in 19:25 talks about
the word Haddar which means beauty. The word beauty he says is also used in
Hebrew with the word Hod, so it came be Hod or the Hebrew word Haddar. The
Malbim explains that the difference is that the word Haddar refers to external
beauty, something that is beautiful on the outside. The word Hod refers to
internal beauty. Now we can’t see the insides of a person as we can’t take an
x-ray and see his beauty. It means the characteristics of a person which gives
him beauty. That is Hod. So Haddar is external beauty and Hod is internal
beauty. As it says in Bamidbar 27:20 (וְנָתַתָּה
מֵהוֹדְךָ, עָלָיו) and you
should place your beauty, your glory onto Yehoshua. The word Hod and Haddar are
never used together in Tanach when referring to a human being. A human being or
an item that is created in this world can either be Haddar beautiful on the
outside or Hod beautiful on the inside. Rarely do the two go together.
When we refer to Hashem however, we
refer to him as it says in Divrei Hayamim 1 16:27 (הוֹד
וְהָדָר, לְפָנָיו-- {ס} עֹז וְחֶדְוָה, בִּמְקֹמוֹ). HKB”H has Hod and Haddar both
together which tend to be contradictions when we talk about human beings. Because
human beings who are beautiful on the outside tend to be haughty. Human beings
who that are beautiful on the inside tend to be less caring about outer beauty.
This fits beautifully with the idea
that is mentioned in the Ohr Gedalyahu regarding the poem Aderes V’emunah
L’chai Olamim. The Ohr Gedalyahu in a footnote brings that this poem refers to
two things which are generally opposites, which normally don’t go together.
L’chai Olamim by Hashem they do go together. For example, Oz V’anava L’chai Olamim,
strength and humility. Human beings who are powerful are usually not a humble
person. So Oz V’anava L’chai Olamim that is Hashem’s Middah. Or Hadai’a
V’haddibur L’chai Olamim. Dai’a is someone who knows a lot. This is someone who
doesn’t usually talk a lot so it doesn’t go together a big talker and an
intelligent person. We know Shtika Yafa L’chachamim as it says in Maseches
Pesachim 99a top line (מכאן אמרו חכמים יפה שתיקה
לחכמים קל וחומר לטפשים).
Hagava V’hagedula who would be truly great and have a greatness that is
apparent. So too Hod V’haddar L’chai Olamim. It is beautiful. Words that are
usually opposites L’chai Olamim. These are my thoughts for the Parsha.
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