Derasha on Ki Sisa 34:01

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 34:01

The Complete Passuk

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
אֲשֶׁר שִׁבַּרְתָּ — יִישַׁר כֹּחֲךָ שֶׁשִּׁבַּרְתָּ.

English: “Which you broke” — more power to you for having broken them.

Type of Learning

Derash affirming Moshe’s breaking of the first tablets.

What Is Learned

The phrase “which you broke” is read as approval of Moshe’s act of breaking the first tablets.