וְכִי יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ, אֵלּוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיָּמֹכּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָם (תהלים קו, מג). וּמָכַר מֵאֲחֻזָּתוֹ, שֶׁנִּמְכְּרוּ בְּמַדַּי בִּימֵי הָמָן, שֶׁלְּקָחָן אוֹתוֹ רָשָׁע מֵאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ. וּבָא גּוֹאֲלוֹ, זֶה מָרְדְּכַי. וְגָאַל אֶת מִמְכַּר אֶחָיו, שֶׁכִּסָּה אֶת עֲוֹנוֹתֵיהֶם, שֶׁכֻּלָּם הָיוּ רְאוּיִם לַהֲרִיגָה. לָמָּה, שֶׁאָכְלוּ מִתַּבְשִׁילֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ. מִנַּיִן, שֶׁכָּךְ כְּתִיב: וּבִמְלֹאת הַיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה וְגוֹ' (אסתר א, ה). וְנִתְגָּרָה בָּהֶן הָמָן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: הִפִּיל פּוּר הוּא הַגּוֹרָל (שם ג, ז). וּבִזְכוּת מָרְדְּכַי נִצֹּלוּ, וְנַהֲפֹךְ הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁלְטוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הֵמָּה בְּשׂנְאֵיהֶם (שם ט, א). הֱוֵי, וְגָאַל אֶת מִמְכַּר אֶחָיו. דָּבָר אַחֵר, וּבָא גּוֹאֲלוֹ, זֶה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: גּוֹאֲלָם חָזָק ה' צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ (ירמיה נ, לד). הַקָּרוֹב אֵלָיו, זֶה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁכָּתוּב בּוֹ, וַיָּרֶם קֶרֶן לְעַמּוֹ תְּהִלָּה לְכָל חֲסִידָיו לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עִם קְרוֹבוֹ (תהלים קמח, יד). (Lev. 25:25:) “When your relative becomes poor.” This is Israel, of whom it is stated (in Ps. 106:43), “so they became poor through their iniquity.” (Lev. 25:25, cont.:) “And sells some of his property,” in Media in the days of Haman. (Lev. 25:25, cont.:) “Then his redeemer shall come.” This is Mordecai. (Lev. 25:25, cont.:) “And redeem what his relative has sold,” in that he covered the sins of Israel, since they all were deserving of slaughter, because they had eaten some cooked food of star worshipers.24See Esth. R. 2:5. It is so stated (in Esth. 1:5), “And when these days were fulfilled, [the king made a seven-day banquet for all the people that were to be found in Shushan the capital, both great and small].” Now Haman tormented them (i.e., the Jews), as stated (in Esth. 3:7), “a pur, i.e., the lot, [was cast before Haman…].”25The previous verse indicates that the lot was being cast to determine the best time to move against all the Jews of the kingdom. But due to the merit of Mordecai they were delivered, as stated (in Esth. 9:1), “the opposite happened, [in that] the Jews gained control over their enemies.” Ergo (in Lev. 25:25, cont.), “and redeem what his relative has sold.”Another interpretation (of Lev. 25:25, cont.), “then his redeemer shall come”: This is the Holy One, blessed be He, since it is stated (in Jer. 50:34), “Their Redeemer is mighty, His name is the Lord of hosts.” (Lev. 25:25), “The one most closely related (qarov) to him.” This is the Holy One, blessed be He, since it is stated (in Ps. 148:14), “He has raised up a horn for His people, praise for all His saints, even the Children of Israel, a people near (qarov) to Him. Hallelujah”.