עבודה זרה? שוב: מה כתיב בה? ״זכור את יום השבת לקדשו״ — כלום אתם עושים מלאכה, שאתם צריכין שבות? שוב: מה כתיב בה? ״לא תשא״ — משא ומתן יש ביניכם? שוב: מה כתיב בה? ״כבד את אביך ואת אמך״ — אב ואם יש לכם? שוב: מה כתיב בה? ״לא תרצח״, ״לא תנאף״, ״לא תגנב״. קנאה יש ביניכם? יצר הרע יש ביניכם? מיד הודו לו להקדוש ברוך הוא, שנאמר: ״ה׳ אדנינו מה אדיר שמך וגו׳״, ואילו ״תנה הודך על השמים״ לא כתיב.
idols that you require this special warning? Again Moses asked: What else is written in it? God said to him: “Remember the Shabbat day to sanctify it” (Exodus 20:8). Moses asked the angels: Do you perform labor that you require rest from it? Again Moses asked: What else is written in it? “Do not take the name of YHWH your God in vain” (Exodus 20:7), meaning that it is prohibited to swear falsely. Moses asked the angels: Do you conduct business with one another that may lead you to swear falsely? Again Moses asked: What else is written in it? God said to him: “Honor your father and your mother” (Exodus 20:12). Moses asked the angels: Do you have a father or a mother that would render the commandment to honor them relevant to you? Again Moses asked: What else is written in it? God said to him: “You should not murder, you should not commit adultery, you should not steal” (Exodus 20:13) Moses asked the angels: Is there jealousy among you, or is there an evil inclination within you that would render these commandments relevant? Immediately they agreed with God that He made the right decision to give the Torah to the people, and as it is stated: “God our God, how glorious is Your name in all the earth” (Psalms 8:10), while “that Your majesty is placed above the heavens” is not written because the angels agreed with God that it is appropriate to give the Torah to the people on earth.