Shemos 4:13 · EXTRA 1 — send by the hand of whom You will send EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י שְֽׁלַֽח־נָ֖א בְּיַד־תִּשְׁלָֽח׃

And he said: Please, my Lord, send by the hand of him whom You will send.

Chabad.org — 4:13

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 3:14 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

שלח נא ביד תשלח —\ldots ביד אחר שתרצה לשלוח.

English: “Send by the hand of him whom You will send” — \ldots by the hand of another whom You wish to send.

On the midrash / in context: Moshe’s final hesitation is read as a request that someone else (classically Aharon, or the future redeemer) be appointed instead.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal understand Moshe’s words as a request to appoint a different messenger.