Derasha on Ki Sisa 34:01
Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 34:01
The Complete Passuk
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה פְּסָל־לְךָ שְׁנֵי־לֻחֹת אֲבָנִים כָּרִאשֹׁנִים וְכָתַבְתִּי עַל־הַלֻּחֹת אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ עַל־הַלֻּחֹת הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר שִׁבַּרְתָּ׃
Chabad.org — English + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text of Chazal
פְּסָל־לְךָ — אַתָּה פְּסֹל וְאֲנִי כּוֹתֵב.
English: “Hew for yourself” — you hew, and I write.
Type of Learning
Derash on the second tablets: human hewing, divine writing.
What Is Learned
Hashem tells Moshe to hew two stone tablets like the first; He will write on them the words that were on the first tablets which Moshe broke. Ring continues from 33:23.