Study Nedarim folio 38A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
The same is true for “this” that is in the verse “and this is the mitzva” (Deuteronomy 6:1); and for “bend” that is in the verse “let the archer bend his bow” (Jeremiah 51:3); and for “5” that is in the verse “and the south side 4,500” (Ezekiel 48:16); and for “if” that is in the verse “that if I am
Rav Aḥa bar Adda said: In the West, Eretz Yisrael, they divide this verse into 3 verses: “And YHWH said to Moses, behold I come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear as I speak with you, and may also believe in you forever; and Moses told the words of the people unto YHWH” (Exodus 19:9
§ R' Ḥama, son of R' Ḥanina, said: Moses became wealthy only from the waste remaining from hewing the Tablets of the Covenant, as it is stated: “Hew for you two tablets of stone like the first” (Exodus 34:1). “Hew for you” means that their waste shall be yours. As the tablets were crafted from valu
R' Yosei, son of R' Ḥanina, said: The Torah was given initially only to Moses and his descendants, as it is stated: “Write for you” (Exodus 34:27), and it is also stated: “Hew for you” (Exodus 34:1), meaning: Just as their waste is yours, so too their writing is yours. However, Moses treated the To
Rav Ḥisda raised an objection from the verse that states: “And YHWH commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and laws” (Deuteronomy 4:14). This indicates that Moses was commanded to teach Torah to the Jewish people from the outset. The Talmud answers: The verse means: And YHWH commanded the T