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??????? ????????? ????????. ??????? ?????????????? ??????????:
He declares His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances unto Israel.
?? ???? ??? ????? ????. ?????????????? ???? ????????.
He has not dealt so with any nation; and as for His ordinances, they have not known them.
Two Pshatim on the above p’sukim
Maharsha:
The gemarra on Chagiga (13a) says ” ???? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ???? <?????
??????> ????? (?????? ???) ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??????? ?? ?????
Rav Ami states, one does not teach Torah to a non-Jew, as it says: ?? ???? ??? ????? ????. ?????????????? ???? ????????.”
Tosfos there says “We learn that the non-Jew who is Osek B’Torah is deserving of death. Yet they have 7 mitzvos they are commanded to do. That there is a mitzva to give over to them.” This is an apparent contradiction.
There is no contradiction. ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ??????. The word ?????? means giving over with the reason, meaning and secrets (sod) of the mitzvos. This is forbidden even within the teaching of the 7 Bnei Noach Mitzvos.
Rebbi Ami made the ???? from what we say in davening. ??????? ????????? ????????.
and also the ??????? ?????????????? (reasons behind them) ?????????? (To the Jews). Nevertheless ?? ???? ??? ????? ????, even ?????????????? (those mitzvos that they have) ???? ???????? it is forbidden to teach them the reasons and secrets (sod) behind them.
This shows us that there is in fact no contradiction.
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R’ Chaim M’Vilozon:
The goyim also have a mitzva also have a mitzva to set up a court system. However, they were not given instruction and mitzvos as to how to do it. They need to set it up using wisdom and common sense. And were they to act in a contrary manner, they would be chayav death. Jews, however, have been given detailed instruction how to set up their courts, and how to judge.
This is what it means ??????? ????????? ????????. ??????? ?????????????? ??????????, Jews are commanded to judge based upon the laws and statutes provided by the Torah…?? ???? ??? ????? ????. ?????????????? ???? ????????, he did not do this to the goyim, as they need to utilize their wisdom and common sense when setting up their courts.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these two pshatim on these two p’sukim we say every Shachris