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Midrash Tanchuma, Shemot 26

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Shemot 26

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

<b>Another explanation of God thundereth marvelously with his voice (Job 37:5).</b> When did the Holy One, blessed be He, perform these miracles with His voice? He did so at the time he wished to send Moses to Pharaoh to redeem the Israelites from Egypt. When Moses was in Midian, he was afraid to go to Pharaoh, so the Lord revealed Himself him and told him: <i>Go, return into Egypt</i> (Exod. 4:19). These words divided themselves into two distinct sounds and took two different forms. Moses heard the voice in Midian saying: <i>Go return into Egypt</i>, and Aaron heard it saying: <i>Go, meet Moses</i> (ibid., v. 27), while those in between heard nothing at all. Hence, <i>God thundereth marvelously</i>, etc.

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Moses Egypt Job

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Midrash Tanchuma, Shemot 26

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