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1 โ[1] ืืืงืจื ืื ืืฉื, in view of our being told at the end of the last portion that Moses could not enter the Tabernacle (Exodus 40,35), this is why now Gโd called to Moses from the Tabernacle. As a result, the meaning of the verse here is โGโd called to Moses from the Tent and spoke to him.โ The meaning of the verse is parallel to Exodus 19,3 ืืืงืจื ืืืื ื' ืื ืืืจ, where the operative clause is the word ืื ืืืจ, โfrom the mountain.โ It is important for us to know from where Gโdโs voice originated. At that time it came out of the mountain, whereas now it came out of the Tabernacle. At that time it signaled that Gโd had โdescendedโ into the domain of earth, i.e. on top of Mount Sinai, whereas now it signaled that Gโd had taken up residence in His home on earth, the Mishkan. At a later stage, after Gโd had limited His presence to the Holy of Holies, we hear in Numbers 7,89 that His voice was heard originating from above the kapporet, the lid of the Holy Ark, between the two cherubs. At the earliest stage of Gโd communicating with Moses His voice originated in the burning bush, the site of Mount Sinai, also, as we know from Exodus 3,4. ืืืืืจ, there is a repetition here, i.e. ืืืืืจ and ืืืืืจ although both address the same subject. We explained this phenomenon in Genesis 8,15 This phenomenon occurs again also with Aaron in Numbers 8,2. [the author may refer to these phenomena to draw attention to his differing with the commentary of Torat Kohanim quoted by Rashi. Ed.] [The authorโs understanding of the meaning of ืืืืืจ is that it is a repetition, emphasisng the preceding words, such as ืืืฆื, or ืืืงืจื. Ed]
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