והשכותי. מפעלי הכפל כמו והתמותי (טמאתך) מגזרת וחמת המלך שככה וטעם והשכותי. כדרך בני אדם למצוא מנוחה ומטה לוי בתוך השנים עשר והנה יוסף במטה אחד: I WILL MAKE TO CEASE. The word ve-hashikkoti (I will make to cease) comes from a double root.37Its root is shin, kaf, kaf. It is similar to the word ve-hatimmoti38From the root tav, mem, mem. Both words are hifils. (and I will consume) in and I will consume thy filthiness from out of thee (Ezek. 22:15). It is related to the word shakhakhah (assuaged) in then was the king’s wrath assuaged (Esth. 7:10).Ve-hashikkoti (I will make to cease) means I [God] will find rest.39According to I.E. our clause reads: I will find rest from the murmuring of the children of Israel. Scripture employs human language.40When a person is greatly bothered he says, I seek rest from those who trouble me. The rod of Levi was among the twelve. Behold, the tribe of Joseph was represented by one rod.41The tribe of Joseph was divided into Manasseh and Ephraim. These are usually counted as two separate tribes. However, here they are not. Otherwise there would have been thirteen rods.