What exactly did the Israelites hear during YHWH’s revelation at Mount Sinai/Horeb? Tradition offers several answers to this question. Some suggest they heard the entire Decalogue, others that they heard virtually nothing, others still that they heard only the first two commandments. How do we account for this array of
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“Now Moses’ father in law, Yitro [Jethro], the chieftain of Midian, heard all that G‑d had done for Moses and for Israel, His people; that G‑d had taken Israel out of Egypt.” (Exodus 18:1) Peshat (basic meaning): Rashi: Now…Jethro…heard – What news did he hear that [made such an impression that] he came? The splitting of the Red Sea and the war with Amalek.Jethro – He was