Va’eschanan 4:11 · EXTRA

EXTRA side-ring · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 4:11

The Complete Passuk

וַתִּקְרְבוּן וַתַּעַמְדוּן תַּחַת הָהָר

Source Citation

Midrash: the mountain was uprooted and held over them (Shabbos 88a parallel).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כָּפָה עֲלֵיהֶם הָהָר כְּגִיגִית

English: He held the mountain over them like a cask.

Type of Learning

Aggadah — coerced acceptance at Sinai and its later free re-acceptance.

What Is Learned

The revelation was accompanied by an overwhelming divine initiative; later generations re-accepted freely.