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בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֑ב הוֹאִ֣יל משֶׁ֔ה בֵּאֵ֛ר אֶת־הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לֵאמֹֽר: " On that side of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses commenced [and] explained this Law, saying ." (Devarim 1:5) As we consider this passuk we must ask ourselves, what exactly did Moshe explain? What is it about this law that it required a greater explanation than any other law? Rashi cites the Medrash (which brings the teaching of Rabbi Tanchuma) which explains that Moshe explained the Torah in all seventy languages. Similarly, in Parshas Ki Tavo, as Klal Yisrael is preparing to cross the Jordan River into Eretz Yisrael, Moshe instructs the people that upon arriving in Eretz Yisrael they are to erect large stones and inscribe upon them the words of the Torah. The stones were to be coated in plaster so as to preserve the writing. וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ עַל־הָֽאֲבָנִ֗ים אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בַּאֵ֥ר הֵיטֵֽב : "You shall write upon the stones all the words of this Torah, very clearly ." Again we find this language of בַּאֵ֥ר . What did Moshe mean when he told them to write the words of the Torah "very clearly?" Was he instructing them to ensure that the engravings were legible? Rashi brings the Gemara in Sotah (32a) that Moshe was instructing them to translate
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