Derasha 4 on Behaalosecha 10:10

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 10

The Complete Passuk

וּבְי֨וֹם שִׂמְחַתְכֶ֥ם וּֽבְמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֮ וּבְרָאשֵׁ֣י חׇדְשֵׁיכֶם֒ וּתְקַעְתֶּ֣ם בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֹ֗ת עַ֚ל עֹלֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַ֖ל זִבְחֵ֣י שַׁלְמֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָי֨וּ לָכֶ֤ם לְזִכָּרוֹן֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: the phrase “אני ה׳ אלקיכם” seals the unit — the memorial is before the God who identified Himself at the Exodus.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

English: “I am Hashem your God” — the seal of the section.

Type of Learning

Divine signature — the command ends with the Name that grounds the covenant.

What Is Learned

The trumpets’ memorial is answered by the God who took Israel out of Egypt.