Commentary for Sotah 27:2
ר' חמא בר' חנינא אמר אף משה רבינו אינו יודע היכן קבור כתיב הכא ולא ידע איש את קבורתו וכתיב התם (דברים לג, א) וזאת הברכה אשר ברך משה איש האלהים וא"ר חמא ברבי חנינא מפני מה נקבר משה אצל בית פעור כדי לכפר על מעשה פעור
of Beth-peor [the message], 'Shew us where Moses is buried'. When they stood above, it appeared to them to be below; when they were below, it appeared to them to be above. They divided themselves into two parties; to them who were standing above it appeared below, and to those who were below it appeared above. This is in fulfilment of what is said: 'No man knoweth of his sepulchre'. R. Hama son of R. Hanina said: Even Moses our teacher does not know where he is buried; it is written here, 'No man knoweth of his sepulchre', and it is written elsewhere, And this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXXIII, 1. The word 'man' is common to both passages. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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