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Ramban on Deuteronomy 26:19/רמב"ן על דברים כ״ו:י״ט
אוּלְתִתְּךָ עֶלְיוֹן עַל כָּל הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִתְהִלָּה, שֶׁיְּהַלְלוּךָ כָּל עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ בִּהְיוֹת ה' קָרוֹב בְּכָל קָרְאֲךָ אֵלָיו:
1AND TO MAKE THEE HIGH ABOVE ALL NATIONS THAT HE HATH MADE, IN PRAISE — that all the peoples of the earth should praise you for the fact that G-d will be near whenever you call upon Him.47
בוּלְשֵׁם, שֶׁיֵּצֵא לְךָ שֵׁם בַּגּוֹיִם בַּהֲדָרוֹ אֲשֶׁר שָׂם עָלֶיךָ, כִּי אַתָּה נַעֲלֶה עַל כֻּלָּם:
2AND IN NAME — that thy renown will go forth among the nations for His splendor which He had placed upon thee,48 for you are exalted above all.
גוּלְתִפְאָרֶת, כִּי תִּתְפָּאֵר עֲלֵיהֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּהֶם כָּל אֲשֶׁר תַּחְפֹּץ, תִּגְזֹר אֹמֶר וְיָקָם לָךְ, כְּעִנְיָן פֶּן יִתְפָּאֵר עָלַי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר יָדִי הוֹשִׁיעָה לִּי (שופטים ז ב):
3AND IN GLORY — for you will be glorified over them by being able to do with them whatever you will desire; thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee,49 similar to what is stated, lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me, saying: Mine own hand hath saved me.50
דוְלִהְיוֹתְךָ עַם קָדוֹשׁ, לְדָבְקָה בּוֹ בַּסּוֹף. וְעַל דֶּרֶךְ הָאֱמֶת לִתְהִלָּה, כִּי אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא תְּהִלָּתְךָ, וּשְׁמוֹ הַגָּדוֹל הוּא אֱלֹהֶיךָ, וּבָזֶה תִּפְאַרְתְּךָ, כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר, כִּי תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה (תהלים פט יח), תִּפְאֶרֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל (איכה ב א):
4AND THAT THOU MAYEST BE A HOLY PEOPLE UNTO THE ETERNAL — to cleave to Him ultimately.51And by way of the Truth, [the mystic teachings of the Cabala], in praise suggests that the G-d of Israel is thy praise,52, 10:21. and His Great Name is thy G-d,52, 10:21. and this is your Glory, similar to what is written, For Thou art the Glory of their strength;53 the Glory of Israel.54