Derasha 59 on Shemos 3:4
Parashas Shemos · Passuk 3:4
The Complete Passuk
וַיַּ֥רְא יְהֹוָ֖ה כִּ֣י סָ֣ר לִרְא֑וֹת וַיִּקְרָא֩ אֵלָ֨יו אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֗ה וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Midrash Tanchuma, Shemos 18:6 (verified).
Sefaria — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), opening of Vayikra
Sefaria — Exodus 3:4
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), opening of Vayikra
רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא אָמַר: כׇּל מִי שֶׁנִּכְפַּל שְׁמוֹ, הוּא בִּשְׁנֵי עוֹלָמוֹת. נֹחַ נֹחַ, אַבְרָהָם אַבְרָהָם, יַעֲקֹב יַעֲקֹב, מֹשֶׁה מֹשֶׁה, שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמוּאֵל, פֶּרֶץ פֶּרֶץ.
English: “Moshe, Moshe” — everyone whose name is doubled is understood by Chazal as having a share in both worlds.
In context: See the cited source for the full section.
What Is Learned
Chazal read the doubled name as a sign of a share in both worlds, based on the repeated names of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, and Perez.