פּירוש אויף שמות 19:14

מן ההר אל העם [AND MOSES WENT DOWN] FROM THE MOUNTAIN UNTO THE PEOPLE —This tells us that Moses did not betake himself first to his personal concerns but went direct from the mountain to the people (Mekhilta).

וירד משה, “Moses descended;” on this same day, the fourth of the month, a Thursday.

AND MOSES WENT DOWN FROM THE MOUNT UNTO THE PEOPLE, AND SANCTIFIED THE PEOPLE. This verse teaches that the command expressed in the [above] verse, And the Eternal said unto Moses: Go unto the people and sanctify them,²¹⁷Above, Verse 10. was also given to him on the mountain which Moses ascended everytime that he was about to speak to Him. In the Mechilta, the Rabbis have explained:²¹⁸Mechilta on the verse here. “This teaches that Moses did not turn to his personal affairs nor go to his house at all, but he went directly from the mount unto the people.”