Shemos 4:27 · EXTRA 1 — go to meet Moshe EXTRA

Parashas Shemos · Side page (no TT primary unit)

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן לֵ֛ךְ לִקְרַ֥את מֹשֶׁ֖ה הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּ בְּהַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וַיִּשַּׁק־לֽוֹ׃

GOD said to Aaron, “Go to meet Moses in the wilderness.” He went and met him at the mountain of God, and he kissed him.

Chabad.org — 4:27

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 5:10 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

לך לקראת משה —\ldots ללמדך שאהרן שמח בלבבו.

English: “Go to meet Moshe” — \ldots to teach you that Aharon rejoiced in his heart.

On the midrash / in context: Complements the TT unit on 4:14 (“he will see you and rejoice”); the command itself is already a testimony to Aharon’s readiness.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal link the divine command to meet Moshe with Aharon’s wholehearted joy.