Ibn Ezra on Ki Sisa 34:5

English: AND THE LORD DESCENDED. Some say that and stood refers to the cloud, 21 Rather than to the Lord. for God was passing by. 22 As is indicated in verse 6. Note that the mountain symbolizes 23 Hebrew, himshil (he compared). Others render, he gave dominion. See Meijler and Krinsky. the celestial angels who are on a higher level than human beings, as the mountain is higher than the ground. 24 Weiser. AND PROCLAIMED THE NAME OF THE LORD. Note, it was the Lord who was proclaiming. 25 The Lord proclaimed the name of the Lord. God thus taught Moshe how to proclaim 26 Reading yelammedno (he taught him), as in Vat. Ebr. 38 rather than lamadnu (we learn), as in the printed texts. See next note. the name