## Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot

###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:1
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ראובן שמעון לוי ויהודה (שם שם ב), כל השבטים לשם גאולתן נקראו,

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
(Exod. 1:2–4:) REUBEN, SIMEON, LEVI, AND JUDAH; ISSACHAR, ZEBULUN, AND BENJAMIN; DAN AND NAPHTALI, GAD AND ASHER.²³ All the names of the tribes have been mentioned elsewhere in reference with their redemption.

footnotes:
²³ Exod. R. 1:5.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:2
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ראובן ויאמר ה' ראה ראיתי וגו' (שם ג ז),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
REUBEN (*R'WBN*) (in Exod. 3:7): AND THE LORD SAID: I HAVE SURELY SEEN (*R'YTI*) MY PEOPLE'S AFFLICTION ….


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:3
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שמעון וישמע אלהים את נאקתם (שם ב כד),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
SIMEON (*ShM'WN*) (in Exod. 2:24): AND GOD HEARD (rt.: *ShM*') THEIR MOANING.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:4
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לוי ונלוו גוים רבים אל ה' (זכריה ב טו),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
LEVI (*LWY*) (in Zech. 2:15 [11]): AND MANY NATIONS SHALL JOIN THEMSELVES (rt.: *LWY*) UNTO THE LORD.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:5
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יהודה ואמרת ביום ההוא אודך ה' (ישעיה יב א),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
JUDAH (rt.: *YDH*) (in Is. 12:1): AND IN THAT DAY YOU SHALL SAY: I GIVE THANKS (rt.: *YDH*) TO YOU, O LORD.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:6
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יששכר כי יש שכר לפעולתך (ירמיה לא טו),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
ISSACHAR (*YShShKR*) (in Jer. 31:15 [16], as part of a redemption message for the northern tribes): FOR THERE IS REWARD (*YSh ShKR*) FOR YOUR LABOR.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:7
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זבולון שמו של בית המקדש, בנה בניתי בית זבול לך (מ"א ח יג),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
ZEBULUN (*ZBWLN*) is the name of the Sanctuary (in I Kings 8:13): I HAVE SURELY BUILT YOU A CELESTIAL (*ZBWL*) HOUSE.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:8
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דן וגם את הגוי אשר יעבודו דן אנכי (בראשית טו יד)

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
DAN (in Gen. 15:14): BUT I AM ALSO JUDGING (*dan*) THE NATION WHICH THEY SHALL SERVE.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:9
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נפתלי נופת תטופנה שפתותיך כלה (שה"ש ד יא),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
NAPHTALI (*NPTLY*) (in Cant. 4:11): YOUR LIPS DRIP NECTAR (*NPT*), O BRIDE.²⁴

footnotes:
²⁴ Since Israel is the bride of the Holy One.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:10
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גד לשם המן, והמן כזרע גד הוא (במדבר יא ז),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
GAD is mentioned in reference to the manna (in Numb. 11:7): NOW THE MANNA WAS LIKE CORIANDER (*gad*) SEED.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:11
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אשר לשם הגאולה, ואשרו אתכם כל הגוים (מלאכי ג יב),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
ASHER ('*ShR*) is mentioned in reference to the redemption (in Mal. 3:12): ALL THE NATIONS SHALL ACCOUNT YOU HAPPY (rt.: '*ShR*).


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:12
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יוסף והיה ביום ההוא יוסיף ה' שנית ידו (ישעיה יא יא),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
Joseph (in Is. 11:11, as part of a message of redemption for the northern tribes): AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY, THE LORD WILL EXTEND (*yosif*) HIS HAND A SECOND TIME.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:13
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בנימן נשבע ה' בימינו (שם סב ח),

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
BENJAMIN (*BNYMN*) (in Is. 62:8, with reference to the future redemption): THE LORD HAS SWORN BY HIS RIGHT HAND (*BYMYN*).


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:14
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הוי כל שמות השבטים על שם הגאולה נקראו.

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
Ergo: All the names of the tribes have been mentioned elsewhere with reference to their redemption.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 5:15
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א"ר יהושע דסכנין בשם ר' לוי שמותן של שבטים שוין בכ"מ, אלא זה מקדים לזה, ומאחר לזה, ללמדך שלא היו אלו גדולים מאלו, ולמה מקדים אלו לאלו, לפי שהן תקרתן של עולם, ומי שהוא מקרה כראוי נותן ראשה של תקרה זו בצד ראשה של אחרת, לפיכך הוא מקדים אלו לאלו, ומנין שהן תקרתו של עולם, שנאמר שמע אלי יעקב וישראל מקוראי (ישעיה מח יב).

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
R. Joshua of Sikhnin said in the Name of R. Levi: The names of the tribes are the same in every place, except that sometimes one takes precedence and sometimes another.²⁵., Exod. 1:3. Why so? Lest the sons of the wives²⁶ (Leah and Rachel) be written first and the sons of the bondmaidens (Zilpah and Bilhah) written last. So why does one name sometimes take precedence and sometimes come later? To teach you that the former were not greater than the latter. Then why do some take precedence over others? Because they are the ceiling of the world, and whoever puts in a proper roof sets the top (i.e. the thin end) of one beam next to the top of the other.²⁷., Exod. 1:3: “And whoever prepares a proper ceiling sets the thick end of one beam next to the top of another since they are not equal.” So also Exod. R. 1:6. See Buber’s note here. Some tribes , therefore, take precedence over others. And where is it shown that they are the ceiling (rt.: *QRH*) of the world? Where it is stated (in Is. 48:12): LISTEN TO ME, O JACOB, EVEN ISRAEL, WHOM I HAVE CALLED (rt.: *QR*').

footnotes:
²⁵ The parallel version in Exod R. 1:6 reads: “Why are not the names of the tribes the same in every place, but sometimes….” Similarly, Tanh
²⁶ Literally: “ladies.”
²⁷ The text is probably corrupt. Cf. the parallel in Tanh