Honey and Milk Under Israel's Tongue at Sinai

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Ki Tisa 9:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation: "Honey and milk are under your tongue" (Song of Songs 4:11). At the hour when they stood before the Lord at Sinai and said, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do and we will obey" (Exodus 24:7), in that hour the Holy One, blessed be He, said to them: "Honey and milk are under your tongue." Another interpretation: "nectar." The Holy One, blessed be He, said to them: Just as you have cherished the Torah, by your lives, it is given to you as a gift. "And He gave unto Moses" (Exodus 31:18).

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