and, in the end, Moses arose and implored (that he be

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Amalek 2:6

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 9, 2025

and, in the end, Moses arose and implored (that he be permitted to enter the land, etc.), viz. (Devarim 3:24) "And I entreated the L–rd at that time, saying, etc." An analogy: A king decrees that his son not enter his palace with him. He enters the first door and he is met with silence; and so, the second. At the third, he is rebuked and told: It is enough for you until here. Similarly, when Moses conquered the land of the two nations, Sichon and Og, and he gave it to Reuven and Gad and the half tribe of Menasheh, he said: It seems to me that the decree (of the L–rd) is conditional,

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