בְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָ אָשִׂ֑יחָה וְ֝אַבִּ֗יטָה אֹרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃
Sa Iyong mga tuntunin ay magbubulay-bulay ako, at titingnan ko ang Iyong mga landas.
Midrash Tanchuma Buber
(Exod. 19:1:) ON THE THIRD (ShLYShY) NEW MOON.22PRK 12:12. This text is related (to Prov. 22:20): DID I NOT WRITE DOWN FOR YOU A THREEFOLD LORE (ShLYShY)23Although the meaning of this word in the biblical context is uncertain, in the context of this midrash the word alludes to the threefold division of Scripture. ON COUNSELS < AND KNOWLEDGE>? If you want to get counsel, get it from the Torah. David said: When I wanted to get counsel, I got it from the Torah, as stated (in Ps. 119:15): I WILL MEDITATE ON YOUR STATUTES…. Ben Zoma says: What is written (in Exod. 19:1)? ON THE THIRD NEW MOON <AFTER THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL HAD LEFT THE LAND OF EGYPT, ON THIS DAY THEY CAME TO THE DESERT OF SINAI. > "On that day" [is not written here, but ON THIS DAY,] as though ON THIS DAY (i.e., today) THEY CAME TO THE DESERT OF SINAI, < namely, > on every day that you are busy at Torah. Ergo, < Scripture > speaks as though on this day I received it from Sinai. Thus it says (in Deut. 26:16): THIS DAY THE LORD YOUR GOD IS COMMANDING YOU TO PERFORM THESE STATUTES….
Bereshit Rabbah
“And this is how you shall craft it: Three hundred cubits is the length of the ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height” (Genesis 6:15).
“And this is how you shall craft it” – Rabbi Yudan said: “This” [is not written, instead we read:] “And this”31The “and” is there to allude to another, additional incident. – someone else is destined to measure in accordance with your cubit.32There are various measurements that are called cubit. That is what is written [regarding Solomon’s Temple]: “Its length, according to the original measurement,33This is seen as a reference to Noah’s cubits. was sixty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits” (II Chronicles 3:3). Why does one call it a cubit of tavikin?34This was a name used for the official royal cubit. Rabbi Huna said: It is because it is based on a comparison [matbiot].35Its length was determined from the ancient cubit used by Noah. The Rabbis say: It is named after Noah’s ark [teiva].
“Three hundred cubits is the length of the ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height” – bar Ḥatya said: “I speak about Your edicts” (Psalms 119:15), “I delight in Your statutes” (Psalms 119:16) – the Torah gives you instruction about practical matters. If a person wants to build a ship capable of standing sturdily in port, he should make its width one-sixth of its length and its height one-tenth of its length.
“And this is how you shall craft it” – Rabbi Yudan said: “This” [is not written, instead we read:] “And this”31The “and” is there to allude to another, additional incident. – someone else is destined to measure in accordance with your cubit.32There are various measurements that are called cubit. That is what is written [regarding Solomon’s Temple]: “Its length, according to the original measurement,33This is seen as a reference to Noah’s cubits. was sixty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits” (II Chronicles 3:3). Why does one call it a cubit of tavikin?34This was a name used for the official royal cubit. Rabbi Huna said: It is because it is based on a comparison [matbiot].35Its length was determined from the ancient cubit used by Noah. The Rabbis say: It is named after Noah’s ark [teiva].
“Three hundred cubits is the length of the ark, fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height” – bar Ḥatya said: “I speak about Your edicts” (Psalms 119:15), “I delight in Your statutes” (Psalms 119:16) – the Torah gives you instruction about practical matters. If a person wants to build a ship capable of standing sturdily in port, he should make its width one-sixth of its length and its height one-tenth of its length.