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<li><span style="color: #0000ff;">Moshe</span> – Throughout most of the chapter, Moshe is referred to by his proper name.</li>
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<li>"<span style="color: #ff0000;">This person Moshe</span>" – In verses 1 and 23, Moshe is uniquely referred to by the nation as "<span style="color: #ff0000;">this person Moshe</span>". Ramban suggests that this epithet proves that the people did not consider Moshe a god, and did not intend for the calf to be a god either. Abarbanel, by contrast, understands the epithet to reflect the people’s recognition&#160; that Moshe was vulnerable due to being a human being, and their desire to replace him with a being that was divine and immortal.</li>
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Version as of 06:23, 29 January 2024

Literary Devices – Shemot 32

This topic has not yet undergone editorial review

Structure

Parallels and Contrasts

Key Words

Character Titles

Moshe

  • Moshe – Throughout most of the chapter, Moshe is referred to by his proper name.
  • "This person Moshe" – In verses 1 and 23, Moshe is uniquely referred to by the nation as "this person Moshe". Ramban suggests that this epithet proves that the people did not consider Moshe a god, and did not intend for the calf to be a god either. Abarbanel, by contrast, understands the epithet to reflect the people’s recognition  that Moshe was vulnerable due to being a human being, and their desire to replace him with a being that was divine and immortal.