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Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 21

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 21

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published March 15, 2026

"And it was on the day that Moses had finished" (Numbers 7:1). This is [the meaning of] that which was stated by the verse (Ecclesiastes 2:21), "there is a person whose fortune was made with wisdom and knowledge" - this is Betsalel, about whom it is written (Exodus 31:3). "And I will fill him with wisdom, understanding and knowledge." "And he must hand it on to be the portion of somebody who did not toil for it" - this is Moshe, who did not toil for it and it is [nonetheless] called by his name, "And it was on the day that Moses had finished." It is not written, "And it was on the day that Betsalel had finished," here, but rather, "And it was on the day that Moses had finished." [Hence,] "and he must hand it on to be the portion of somebody who did not toil for it."

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