“And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.”
When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly — the community's mourning (va-yitboyvu meod) responds to the sentence; too late, they grieve the consequences of their rebellion. Their lamentation, coming after the sentence, is bitter remorse without repentance.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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