What is the significance of the fact that Moshe began to Darshen the Torah 'in Eiver Yarden in the land of Mo'av'?
Seforno: Now that they had finished wandering in the desert 1 and Moshe had given up on his desire to enter the Land, he began to clarify issues that he thought might raise doubts in the people's minds.
Sotah, 38b: We learn vi a Gezeirah Shavah "Be'er" "Ba'er Heitev" - from Ki Savo, 27:8, in connection with the stones at Har Gerizim and Har Eival, that here too, Moshe wrote the Torah on stones and set them up in Eiver ha'Yarden.
Seforno: As this was their last stop before entering Eretz Cana'an.
What are the connotations of "Ho'il Moshe ... "?
Rashi #1, Targum Onkelos and Targum Yonasan: It means that Moshe began 1 to elaborate on the Torah. 2
Rashi #2 (in Bereishis, 18:27): It means that Moshe wanted to elaborate ... . 3
Ramban (on Pasuk 1): It implies that Moshe decided of his own accord 4 to elaborate on the Torah - and that he was not commanded by Hashem to do so. 5
Rashi: As in Bereishis 18:27.
See Oznayim la'Torah.
Ramban: As in Seifer Shoftim, 19:6 and in Yehoshua, 7:7.
See Ramban, 5:12 DH 'Ka'asher Tzivcha', where he appears to contradict what he writes here.
What are the ramifications of "Be'er es ha'Torah ... "?
Rashi: It means that Moshe began to explain the Torah in seventy languages. 1
Sotah, 35b: It teaches us via a Gezeirah Shavah "Be'er" "Ba'er Heitev" - in Ki Savo, 27:8, that not only explained the Torah, but that, like there, he also set-to stones and wrote the Torah - in seventy languages - on the stones.
See Sifsei Chachamim and Ba'al ha'Turim, 27:8.
What does "ha'Torah" incorporate?
Oznayim la'Torah: It incorporates all the teachings contained in the Torah - Mitzvos, Musar (ethics) lessons of faith, and tochachah (rebukes). 1
See Oznayim la'Torah.
What are the connotations of the word "Leimor"?
Ramban: It refers to the Aseres ha'Dibros which the previous phrase is discussing.
Seforno #1: It refers to his (unwritten) message, explaining why it was necessary to repeat the Torah and clarify it - Refer to 1:5:1:1 - Because they were about to cross the Yarden, and he would not therefore be available to warn them in the event that they err or to resolve doubts should they arise.
Seforno #2: It was a reminder that his inability to cross the Yarden together with them was due to their sins, thereby encouraging them to be more careful in the future and not to sin again.
