הֶ֤רֶף מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ וְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם וְאֶמְחֶ֣ה אֶת־שְׁמָ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ אֽוֹתְךָ֔ לְגוֹי־עָצ֥וּם וָרָ֖ב מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
Pabayaan mo Ako, at lilipulin Ko sila at buburahin Ko ang kanilang pangalan sa silong ng langit, at gagawin kitang isang bansang mas makapangyarihan at mas marami kaysa sa kanila.”
Berakhot
Whence do we learn this ? From Moses our teacher; as it is said, "Let Me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven ; and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they" (Deut. ix. 14). Although Moses supplicated God against this decree and averted it, nevertheless He fulfilled [the blessing contained therein] in his seed ; as it is said, "The sons of Moses : Gershom and Eliezer" (I Chron. xxiii. 15), and then "And the sons of Eliezer were : Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons ; but the sons of Rehabiah were very [lema'alah] many" (ibid. v. 17).
Berakhot
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go, get thee down" (Exod. xxxii. 7). What means "Go, get thee down" ? R, Eleazar said : The Holy One, blessed be He, spake to Moses, "Moses, get thee down from thy greatness. Have I given thee greatness but for the sake of Israel? And now that Israel has sinned, what art thou to Me?" Immediately the strength of Moses was weakened, and he had not the power to speak. But when He said, "Let Me alone, that I may destroy them" (Deut. ix. 14), Moses said [to himself], "This matter depends upon me." He at once stood up and strengthened himself with prayer and besought mercy [for Israel].