Derasha on Ki Sisa 34:29

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 34:29

The Complete Passuk

וַיְהִי בְּרֶדֶת מֹשֶׁה מֵהַר סִינַי וּשְׁנֵי לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה בְּרִדְתּוֹ מִן־הָהָר וּמֹשֶׁה לֹא־יָדַע כִּי קָרַן עוֹר פָּנָיו בְּדַבְּרוֹ אִתּוֹ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text of Chazal
קָרַן עוֹר פָּנָיו — קַרְנֵי הוֹד.

English: “The skin of his face shone” — rays of glory.

Type of Learning

Derash on the shining of Moshe’s face after the second tablets.

What Is Learned

When Moshe came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, Moshe did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had spoken with Him.