You don’t know what I’m getting at ? Did I say something ? I quoted a source. You don’t like it ? You disagree ?! You have a differing one ?
What does your beautiful little monologue have to do with anything ? Because you’re supposed to learn from them, that gives you the right to interpret their actions according to your understanding ?
Pshat does not mean the first thought that pops into our puny little minds. It is the meaning of the words themselves, not what the words represent or hint to. The meaning of those ‘simple’ words, however, are still subject to only certain possible choices, and there can certainly be invalid ones [a common misunderstanding].
Anyhow, we are hijacking this thread. I’m much more interested in your answers to my response to YOUR post.