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                                                                                                                  The word         (I implored) is numerically equivalent to 515, like the                                                                                                        3 dvarim
                                                                                                                  word       (song). Moshe offered 515 prayers, in the form of a song to
                                                                                                                  Hashem, in order that He should accept his entreaties. He told Hashem,
                                                                                                                  “Just as You redeemed us from Egypt, so should You bring us the final
                                                                                                                  redemption. In this manner, I will merit entering the Land.” But Hashem
                                                                                                                  refused his request, for He saw that the time was not ripe for the
                                                                                                                  ultimate salvation.
                                                                                                                  The sum of the digits which comprise 515 is eleven. This is an allusion
                                                                                                                  to the eleven impure forces of Ba’al Peor. Moshe prayed 515 prayers in
                                                                                                                  order to subdue the eleven kelippot of Ba’al Peor. This would hasten the
                                                                                                                  ultimate redemption.
                                                                                                                  Bnei Yisrael joined Moshe’s Song at the Sea, for they had perceived
                   “These are the journeys of the Children of                                                     Hashem’s Presence there. Whereas here, Moshe alone sang the song of
                   Israel who went forth from the land of Egypt                                                   Va’etchanan. Bnei Yisrael did not merit Divine revelation at this time,
                   according to their legions, under the hand of                                                  due to their sins. When Bnei Yisrael will eventually repent their sins, they
                   Moshe and Aharon”                                                                              will merit Hashem’s Shechinah once again and will participate in
                                                                                                                  Moshe’s song.
                                                               (Bamidbar 33:1)
                                                                                                                  Moshe wanted to perform the land-related mitzvot in the most perfect way.
                   “These are the words that Moshe spoke to all                                                   But once he saw that entry to the Land was barred, he asked to go in like
                   Israel, on the other side of the Jordan, in the                                                a bird. He wanted, at least, to absorb the kedushah of the Land. He also
                   Wilderness, in the Aravah, opposite the Sea of                                                 wanted to demonstrate how much he cherished Eretz Yisrael, so that the
                                                                                                                  nation should not denigrate it, as they had done in the past.
                   Reeds; between Paran and Tophel, and Lavan,
                   and Chatzerot, and Di-zahav”
                                                                 (Devarim 1:1)




                                                                                                                  “I implored Hashem at that time, saying”
                                                                                                                                                                (Devarim 3:23)
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