Exodus 29:45 Commentary: Sforno, Rav Hirsch & Chizkuni

וְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔י בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָיִ֥יתִי לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

Sforno on Exodus

ושכנתי בתוך בני ישראל. There to receive their service with goodwill and in order to listen to their prayers.
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Rav Hirsch on Torah

V.45. Und diese Anwesenheit der Gottesherrlichkeit im Tempel ist selbst nur Dokumentierung seiner Gegenwart in der Nation, welcher Er Gott, d. h. Bestimmer ihres Geschickes und Leiter ihrer Handlungen, sein will.
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Chizkuni

ושכנתי בתוך בני ישראל, “I shall dwell among the Children of Israel.” The reference is to the time when the flags would be erected, they being equivalent to a dividing fence between the camps of the Levites as such, and the ones performing duties in the compound of the Tabernacle.
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