God Promises to Shoot His Words Into Moses Like an Arrow

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 171:5

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Another interpretation: "I will shoot My words into your mouth like an arrow," for "and I will teach you" [ve-horeitikha] means nothing other than the language of "he shall surely be shot through" [yaroh yiyareh] (Exodus 19:13). And once the Holy One, blessed be He, assured him that He was with him, he accepted upon himself to go, as it is said, "And Moses went and returned to Jether his father-in-law" (Exodus 4:18).

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