EXTRA · Supplementary classical material not numbered by Torah Temimah under this exact passuk.

Va’eschanan 3:26 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 3:26

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּתְעַבֵּ֨ר יְהֹוָ֥ה בִּי֙ לְמַ֣עַנְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֤ה אֵלַי֙ רַב־לָ֔ךְ אַל־תּ֗וֹסֶף דַּבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛י ע֖וֹד בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

But Hashem was angry with me for your sakes and would not listen to me; and Hashem said to me, “Enough for you! Speak no more to Me of this matter.”

Source Citation

Classical midrash (Devarim Rabbah / Tanchuma Va’eschanan) and Sifre on the force of “Rav lach.”

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
רַב לָךְ — אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: רַב לָךְ שֶׁהִגַּעְתָּ לְמַדְרֵגָה זוֹ; אַל תּוֹסֵף דַּבֵּר אֵלַי עוֹד בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה.

English: “Enough for you” — the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: It is enough for you that you have reached this level; do not continue to speak to Me further about this matter.

In context: The midrashim explore why the decree was irreversible. Some read “Rav lach” as both a limitation and a consolation: Moshe had already attained a unique closeness; further petition on this point was closed.

Type of Learning

Custom (aggadic reading of the divine refusal).

What Is Learned

Even Moshe’s prolonged petition met a firm boundary; the language of “Rav lach” both closes the request and affirms the greatness already granted.