Do not let the matter be light in your eyes

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Do not let the matter be light in your eyes

Do not let the matter be light in your eyes

Do not diminish the value of the matter. Do not belittle the subject (yekal as in disgrace).

("And Sarai said unto Abram: 'My wrong be upon thee! I gave my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes; the LORD judge between me and thee.'" – Genesis 16:5 (Sarai to Abraham). Also: "And you, although I have charged you to command them regarding the work of the Tabernacle, do not let it be light in your eyes to set aside the Sabbath for that work" – Rashi on Exodus 31:13)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אַל יֵקַל הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֶיךָ

Definition (Hebrew)

אַל תְּמַעֵט בְּעֵרְכוֹ שֶׁל הַדָּבָר. אַל תְּזַלְזֵל בַּנּוֹשֵׂא (יֵקַל מִלָּשׁוֹן קָלוֹן).

("וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרַי אֶל אַבְרָם חֲמָסִי עָלֶיךָ אָנֹכִי נָתַתִּי שִׁפְחָתִי בְּחֵיקֶךָ וַתֵּרֶא כִּי הָרָתָה וָאֵקַל בְּעֵינֶיהָ יִשְׁפֹּט ה' בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶיךָ"- בראשית טז ה (שרה לאברהם), וכן:"ואתה, אף על פי שהפקדתיך לצוותם על מלאכת המשכן, אל יקל בעיניך לדחות את השבת מפני אותה מלאכה"- רש"י שמות לא יג)

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