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Boaz’s power is the humility of Palti, son of Laish, as we said, for he conquered his desire not only for one night, as Boaz did, but for many nights
R' Yoḥanan says: What is the meaning of that which is written: “Many daughters have done valiantly, but you excel above them all” (Proverbs 31:29)? “Many daughters have done valiantly”; this is a reference to Joseph and Boaz. “But you excel above them all”; this is a reference to Palti, son of Laish
R' Shmuel bar Naḥman says that R' Yonatan says: What is the meaning of that which is written: “Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears YHWH, she shall be praised” (Proverbs 31:30). “Grace is deceitful”; this is a reference to Joseph. “And beauty is vain”; this is a reference t
Alternatively: “Grace is deceitful”; this is a reference to the generation of Moses. “And beauty is vain”; this is a reference to the generation of Joshua. “Who fears YHWH, she shall be praised”; this is a reference to the generation of Hezekiah. Although the studying of Torah during the generation
Alternatively: “Grace is deceitful”; this is a reference to the generation of Moses and Joshua. “And beauty is vain”; this is a reference to the generation of Hezekiah. “Who fears YHWH, she shall be praised”; this is a reference to the generation of R' Yehuda, son of R' Ilai, who lived after the dec