אֲבָל הַזְּקֵנִים - But the elders, נִשְׁמְטוּ אֶחָד אֶחָד - slipped away one by one, מֵאַחַר מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן - from behind Moshe and Aharon, עַד שֶׁנִּשְׁמְטוּ כֻלָּם - until they all had slipped away, קֹדֶם שֶׁהִגִּיעוּ לַפָּלָטִין - before they arrived at the palace, לְפִי שֶׁיָּרְאוּ לָלֶכֶת - because they were afrid to go (to the palace), וּבְסִינַי נִפְרַע לָהֶם - At Sinai they were punished for this, "וְנִגַּשׁ מֹשֶׁה לְבַדּוֹ אֶל ה' - "and Moshe will approach alone to God", וְהֵם לֹא יִגָּשׁוּ - and they (the elders) will not approach, הֶחֱזִירָם לַאֲחוֹרֵיהֶם - He had them stay behind,

Rashi "ואחר באו משה ואהרן וגו"

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