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From Library Journal: “…a masterful commentary by eminent scholar Sarna. Drawing upon classical and modern sources, Sarna’s exegesis and historical and philological interpretations are scholarly yet quite accessible to nonspecialist readers. Included are an introduction, six excurses on problematic subjects, a glossary, and notes. Sarna eschews any attempt to discuss the provenance of the Exodus...

the people, as told in 20:15–181—his protracted absence generates deep anxiety, a mood exacerbated by the awareness of the impending departure from Sinai. gathered against Hebrew nikhal ʿal always carries a menacing nuance.2 make us a god Something that is emblematic of immanent divinity. Rashbam suggests that they had in mind some instrument for determining the divine will as a replacement for Moses, the absent human medium of divine revelation.3 that man Moses A disrespectful manner of speaking.4
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