Shelach 14:17 · unit 2 — as You have spoken

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 17

The Complete Passuk

וְעַתָּ֕ה יִגְדַּל־נָ֖א כֹּ֣חַ אֲדֹנָ֑י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ לֵאמֹֽר׃

And now, please let the strength of my Lord be great, as You have spoken, saying.

Torah Temimah continues the appeal to Hashem’s own spoken attributes of mercy.

Core Text

וְעַתָּה יִגְדַּל־נָא כֹּחַ אֲדֹנָי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ לֵאמֹר.

English: And now, please let the strength of my Lord be great, as You have spoken, saying.

Appeal to a prior divine declaration.

Moshe asks that the power Hashem already spoke of be made great in forgiveness.