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וַ֠יֹּ֠אמֶר מִ֣י שָֽׂמְךָ֞ לְאִ֨ישׁ שַׂ֤ר וְשֹׁפֵט֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ הַלְהׇרְגֵ֙נִי֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָרַ֖גְתָּ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִ֑י וַיִּירָ֤א מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָכֵ֖ן נוֹדַ֥ע הַדָּבָֽר׃
He retorted, “Who made you chief and ruler over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was frightened, and thought: Then the matter is known!
Shemos Rabbah 1:30 — EXTRA.
מי שמך לאיש —\ldots אמר לו: משה, אין אתה כדאי לדון אותנו.
English: “Who made you a man” — \ldots He said to him: Moshe, you are not fit to judge us.
Custom
Chazal read the challenge as an early rejection of Moshe’s leadership by the same figures who later oppose him.