Literary Devices – Shemot 32

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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.

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