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Sifrei Devarim Paragraph 176

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(דברים יח טז) כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתָּ מֵעִם ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּחֹרֵב בָּזוֹ זָכוּ שֶׁיַּעַמְדוּ לָהֶם נְבִיאִים: לֹא אוֹסִיף לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת קוֹל ה׳ אֱלֹהַי.

Sefaria Community Translation

(Devarim 18:16) "As all that you asked from the L-rd your G-d in Chorev": By this they merited that prophets arise for them, viz. (Ibid.) "I shall not continue to hear the voice of the L-rd my G-d." (Ibid. 17) "And the L-rd said to me: They have done well in speaking as they did.": They have anticipated the "Divine Intelligence," viz.

(דברים יח יז) וַיֹּאמֶר ה׳ אֵלָי הֵיטִיבוּ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּרוּ – כִּוְּנוּ לְדַעְתִּי, נָבִיא אָקִים לָהֶם. הָא לָמַדְתָּ שֶׁבִּשְׂכַר יִרְאָה שֶׁיָּרְאוּ – זָכוּ שֶׁיַּעַמְדוּ לָהֶם נְבִיאִים.

Sefaria Community Translation

(Ibid. 18) "A prophet shall I raise up for them": We are hereby taught that as a reward for their fear (of listening to the voice of G-d) they merited that prophets arise for them.

(דברים יח יח) וְנָתַתִּי דְבָרַי בְּפִיו – דְּבָרַי בְּפִיו אֲנִי נוֹתֵן, אֲבָל אֵינִי מְדַבֵּר עִמּוֹ פָּנִים בְּפָנִים. דָּבָר אַחֵר: וְנָתַתִּי דְבָרַי בְּפִיו, מִכָּן וָאֵילָךְ הֱוֵי יוֹדֵעַ הֵיאַךְ רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ נִתֶּנֶת בְּפִי הַנְּבִיאִים.

Sefaria Community Translation

(Ibid.) "and I shall place My words in his mouth": I shall do this, but I shall not speak to him face to face. ("And I shall place My words in his mouth":) From now on, realize that the holy spirit has been placed in the mouth of the prophets.

וְדִבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶם – שֶׁלֹּא לְהוֹשִׁיב אֶת הַתּוּרְגְּמָן.

Sefaria Community Translation

(Ibid.) "and he shall speak to them (directly)": Do not set up an interpreter for him.

אֵת כָּל אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּנּוּ – אוֹמֵר עַל רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן וְעַל אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן.

Sefaria Community Translation

"all that I command him": (He will not change the order of My words) — first things first, second things, afterwards.

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