Worksheets10.3 Unit 10 Handout 1 part 1
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 7mins
Before Moshe used the "excuse" of כבד פה כבד לשון אנכי to say he couldn't go to Paroh, how many other ways did he hesitate?
One earlier time
Two earlier times
Three earlier times
Four earlier times
Which was NOT one of the things Moshe said IN THE PESUKIM during the first three times he tried to turn down the mission to Paroh?
Who am I to go to Paroh?
Why aren't you asking my brother Aharon to go?
What should I tell them when they ask for your name?
They will not believe that Hashem appeared to me.
לא איש דברים אנכי
What is Moshe saying in the words above?
I don't have a lot of things going in my life- I'm just a shepherd
I'm not such an important person
I'm not a good speaker
I don't have a lot of leadership experience.
גַּ֤ם מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּ֛ם מֵאָ֥ז דַּבֶּרְךָ֖ אֶל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
According to the p'shat of the pasuk, what is Moshe saying to Hashem here?
He's saying he's never been good at speaking - it's not just an excuse he's making up now.
He's saying that ever since Hashem started speaking to him at the bush, he's become nervous
He's saying that when he lived in the palace as a young man he was a good speaker, but not anymore
He's saying that he's tried to become a better speaker. but nothing helps.
גַּ֤ם מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּ֛ם מֵאָ֥ז דַּבֶּרְךָ֖ אֶל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
According to RASHI, why does Moshe use all the words above to say he's not a good speaker?
They prove that Moshe had a long history of being a bad speaker.
They teach us how long Moshe was talking to Hashem near the סנה.
They prove that Moshe did not choose the shortest way to explain things.
They teach us how hard it was for Moshe to speak to Paroh.
גַּ֤ם מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם
Based on Rashi's explanation, how many days at the סנה do THE WORDS ABOVE teach us about?
7
3
4
6
כִּ֧י כְבַד־פֶּ֛ה וּכְבַ֥ד לָשׁ֖וֹן אָנֹֽכִי
If you had to guess what Moshe was telling Hashem about himself with the words above, what would you say?
