Variantly: "I am the L–rd your G–d": When the Holy One Blessed be He stood and said "I am the L–rd your G–d," the mountains shook and the hills quivered, and Tavor came from Be'er Elim and Carmel from Aspamia, as it is written (Jeremiah 46:18) "As I live, says the King—the L–rd of hosts is His name—that as Tavor among the mountains and as Carmel by the sea shall he come," each one saying "It is I who was called." But once they heard from His mouth "who took you out of the land of Egypt," each remained in its place, saying "He intends only those whom He took out of Egypt."... Variantly: "I am the L–rd your G–d": When the Holy One Blessed be He arose and proclaimed "I am the L–rd your G–d," the earth took ill, as it is written (Judges 5:4) "O L–rd, when You came forth from Seir, when You strode from the field of Edom, the earth shook; the heavens, too, dripped," and (Ibid. 5) "Mountains dripped before the L–rd," and (Psalms 29:4) "The voice of the L–rd in strength; the voice of the L–rd in glory!" … (Ibid. 9) "And in His sanctuary all proclaim "'Glory!'" Until their houses were suffused with the splendor of the Shechinah…
Variantly — "I am the L–rd your G–d" — When the Holy One
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