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The ???? writes that the first three shevatim that traveled together, Reuven Yissachar and Zevulun, represented the Torah.

Perhaps we can suggest that the names of the ????? of each Shevet give us a clue as to their unique contribution to the study and the spread of Torah.

The ???? of Reuven was ????? ?? ??????. Perhaps this shows that Nachshon and his shevet excelled in being ???? ????, teaching gently, the ?? of Hashem (see ???? ?,? where ???? are called ?? ????). This can be seen in how Nachshon led by example, jumping into the ?? ??? first.

The ???? of Yissachar was ????? ?? ????. Perhaps this shows that the shevet of Yissachar would always toil in the Torah that Hashem gave (??? ??) even when doing so entailed great sacrifice (???).

The ???? of Zevulun was ????? ?? ?????. Perhaps this shows that the shevet of Zevulun would always be focused on doing the will their Father in Heaven (??? ??), even when they were doing things that were ???, seemingly mundane. Zevulun used their financial expertise to both support the Torah of Yissachar, and to show the nations of the world the beauty of Yiddishkeit.

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