Shemos 3:16 · unit 1 — the elders of Israel

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

לֵ֣ךְ וְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵהֶם֙ יְהֹוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ נִרְאָ֣ה אֵלַ֔י אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם יִצְחָ֥ק וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר פָּקֹ֤ד פָּקַ֙דְתִּי֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְאֶת־הֶעָשׂ֥וּי לָכֶ֖ם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃

“Go and assemble the elders of Israel and say to them: The ETERNAL, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared tokappeared to Or “communicated with.” me and said, ‘I have taken note of you and of what is being done to you in Egypt,

Chabad.org — 3:16

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Chama bar Chanina — TT (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “The elders of Israel” — R’ Chama bar Chanina said: From the days of our fathers the yeshivah never ceased from among them; when they were in Egypt a yeshivah was with them, as it is said “Go and gather the elders of Israel.”