הֵ֤ן כָּל־חֲבֵרָיו֙ יֵבֹ֔שׁוּ וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה מֵֽאָדָ֑ם יִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ כֻלָּם֙ יַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּ יִפְחֲד֖וּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ יָֽחַד׃
Narito, ang lahat ng kanyang mga kasamahan ay mapapahiya; at ang mga manggagawa, sila'y mga tao lamang. Magtipon man silang lahat at tumayo, sila'y matatakot at sama-samang mapapahiya.
Bereshit Rabbah
Rabbi Tanḥuma in the name of Rabbi Elazar, and Rabbi Menaḥem in the name of Rav said: Adam the first man learned all the crafts [in the world]. What is the source? “And craftsmen, they are me’adam” (Isaiah 44:11) – from Adam the first man. He learned even how to score a parchment,19Even though this is not a skill that is crucial for survival. as it is stated: “This is the book” – it and its scoring.
“[This is the book of the descendants of Adam,] on the day that God created man” – this supports what Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya said: Three miracles occurred on that day: On that day they [Adam and Eve] were created, on that day they cohabited, and on that day they produced offspring.
Ben Azzai says: “This is the book of the descendants of Adam” – this verse represents the central tenet of the Torah.20As it teaches that all men are created in the likeness of God, and therefore they should treat each other with respect and consideration. This is the basic tenet upon which the rest of the Torah is based. Rabbi Akiva says: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18) – that verse represents the central tenet of the Torah, [as it teaches] that you should not say: Since I have been disparaged, let someone else be disparaged along with me; since I was cursed, let someone else be cursed along with me. Rabbi Tanḥuma said: If you do act like that, know who it is that you are disgracing: “in the likeness of God He made him” (Genesis 5:1).
“[This is the book of the descendants of Adam,] on the day that God created man” – this supports what Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya said: Three miracles occurred on that day: On that day they [Adam and Eve] were created, on that day they cohabited, and on that day they produced offspring.
Ben Azzai says: “This is the book of the descendants of Adam” – this verse represents the central tenet of the Torah.20As it teaches that all men are created in the likeness of God, and therefore they should treat each other with respect and consideration. This is the basic tenet upon which the rest of the Torah is based. Rabbi Akiva says: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18) – that verse represents the central tenet of the Torah, [as it teaches] that you should not say: Since I have been disparaged, let someone else be disparaged along with me; since I was cursed, let someone else be cursed along with me. Rabbi Tanḥuma said: If you do act like that, know who it is that you are disgracing: “in the likeness of God He made him” (Genesis 5:1).
Bereshit Rabbati
"Behold, I am with you (Genesis 28:15)." Our Rabbis stated: with "Anochi" God spoke with Moses, as it is stated: "I (Anochi) am the God of your ancestors (Shemot 3:6). With "Anochi" God created the word, and placed it in his [Moses'] mouth, as it is stated: "And I (Anochi) will be with your mouth." With "Anochi" God sent him to Pharaoh: "'Anochi' sent you." With "Anochi" God gave the Torah: "I (Anochi) am Hashem your God." With "Anochi" God sent them into the Wilderness, as it is stated: "Behold I (Anochi) led her and brought her into the wilderness (Hoshea 2:16). With "Anochi" God built Zion: "Behold I (Anochi) will bedeck with emeralds your stones (Isaiah 44:11)." With "Anochi" God brings the redemption, as it is stated: "Behold, I (Anochi) will send you Elijah the prophet (Malakhi 3:23)." With Anochi God comforts Israel: "I, I (Anochi, Anochi) am your comforter (Isaiah 41:12)." With 'Anochi" God spoke with Avraham: "I (Anochi) am a shield to you." With Isaac too: "I (Anochi) am the God of Avraham your father." With Jacob: "And behold I (Anochi) am with you." But when God was revealed upon Jacob at first, God did not reveal God's self except with "Ani," as it is stated: "And behold, Hashem stood on top of it [the ladder] and said 'I (Ani) am Hashem, God of Avraham..." Immediately, Jacob was frightened! He said, "Upon my Ancestors, God was revealed in the language of 'Anochi," but upon me in the language of 'Ani.' Say what trangression occurred for me that God did not speak to me in the language of my ancestors!" When the Holy Blessed One saw Jacob in pain and worrying about this, he immediately began speaking with him using "Anochi": "And behold, I (Anochi) am with you." Since Jacob was exiled from his father's home, God promised him that God would be with him, as it is stated: "I (Anochi) am with him in suffering (Psalms 91:15)." Rabbi Hama said: the engraving of lips is so difficult that it is weighed equally to the creation of the universe, that with the creation of the universe it is written: "These are the begettings of the heavens and the earth in their being created," and about the engraving of lips it is written "God creates a new expression of the lips (Isaiah 47:19)." Rabbi Shmuel bar Nahmani said: If you want to know the power of speech, what the Blessed One created with this tongue... sometimes, a person speaks one thing and he loosens his tongue, and sometimes there is a word that he stretches the tongue until his teeth. And with one word we find 11 contexts used [for Anochi): "like their corrupt doings (Ezekiel 20:44)."