וְהֽוּא־הָלַ֤ךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ י֔וֹם וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב תַּ֖חַת רֹ֣תֶם אחת [אֶחָ֑ד] וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ לָמ֔וּת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ רַ֗ב עַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ קַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֔י כִּֽי־לֹא־ט֥וֹב אָנֹכִ֖י מֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃
Tetapi ia sendiri berjalan sehari perjalanan jauhnya ke padang gurun. Ia sampai di sana, lalu duduk di bawah sebatang pohon arar. Kemudian ia memohon supaya ia mati, katanya: “Cukuplah sudah! Sekarang, ya Yang Mahakekal, ambillah nyawaku, sebab aku tidak lebih baik daripada nenek moyangku.”
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
Let us now return to the repeated use of the word לאמור or אמור in 25,10 and 25,12 respectively. We have already mentioned that the first such expression concerns the exoteric aspect of Pinchas' exploits, whereas the second concerns the esoteric aspect of his deed, namely that he became Elijah.