Pinchas 30:1 · EXTRA 1 — the verse interrupts to separate Hashem’s speech from Moshe’s

Parashas Pinchas · EXTRA side-ring · Passuk 30:1

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה׃

Moshe said to the children of Yisrael according to all that Hashem had commanded Moshe.

Chabad.org — 30:1

Source Citation

Sifrei Bamidbar 152

Sefaria — Sifrei Bamidbar 152

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל – לְהַפְסִיק הָעִנְיָן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל.

English: “Moshe said to the children of Yisrael” — to interrupt the topic; these are the words of R. Yishmael.

Type of Learning

Structural role of the narrative verse.

What Is Learned

The interruption marks the close of the festival-offering section before the laws of vows begin.