Naso 7:89 · EXTRA 1 — when Moshe went into the Tent of Meeting EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וּבְבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵד֮ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אִתּוֹ֒ וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע אֶת־הַקּ֜וֹל מִדַּבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו מֵעַ֤ל הַכַּפֹּ֙רֶת֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־אֲרֹ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֔ת מִבֵּ֖ין שְׁנֵ֣י הַכְּרֻבִ֑ים וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלָֽיו׃ {פ}

When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with [God], he would hear the Voice addressing him from above the cover that was on top of the Ark of the Pact between the two cherubim; thus [God] spoke to him.

Chabad.org — 7:89

Source Citation

Bamidbar Rabbah / classic midrash — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

ובבא משה אל אהל מועד —\ldots קול מדבר אליו מעל הכפרת.

English: “And when Moshe went into the Tent of Meeting” — \ldots a voice speaking to him from above the kapporet.

On the midrash / in context: After the princes’ offerings the narrative returns to the ongoing dialogue between Hashem and Moshe from between the keruvim; the midrash stresses the intimacy of that communication.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal describe the divine voice continuing to address Moshe from above the cover of the Aron.