Midrash
Midrash Tanchuma (Buber), Appendix to Vaetchanan 5:1-2 מדרש תנחומא (בובר), הוספה לואתחנן ה׳:א׳-ב׳
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אנכי ה' אלהיך (דברים ה ו). למה פתח בלשון יחיד, ולא אמר אלהיכם, אמר רבי שמעון כדי ליתן סניגוריא, שבו למד משה סניגוריא במעשה העגל, אמר לו על מה אתה כועס, למה [ה'] יחרה אפך בעמך (שמות לב יא), כלום צוית להם.
(Deut. 5:1) I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD. Why did <Moses> begin with the word <YOUR> in the singular and not say, "Your God" (with "your" in the plural)? Rabbi Simeon has said: In order to give a defence,17Gk.: synegoria. in which Moses argued a defence (before the Holy One) for the act of the <golden> calf. He said to him: Why are you angry? (Exod. 32:11:) WHY, [O LORD], DOES YOUR WRATH BURN AGAINST YOUR PEOPLE? Have you given them some commandment?18The making of the golden calf took place before the people had received any commandments at Sinai.
(Deut. 5:1) I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD. Why did <Moses> begin with the word <YOUR> in the singular and not say, "Your God" (with "your" in the plural)? Rabbi Simeon has said: In order to give a defence,17Gk.: synegoria. in which Moses argued a defence (before the Holy One) for the act of the <golden> calf. He said to him: Why are you angry? (Exod. 32:11:) WHY, [O LORD], DOES YOUR WRATH BURN AGAINST YOUR PEOPLE? Have you given them some commandment?18The making of the golden calf took place before the people had received any commandments at Sinai.
חסלת הוספה לפר' ואתחנן
The End of the Supplement to Parashah Wa'ethannan
The End of the Supplement to Parashah Wa'ethannan