Reference for Yevamot 123:3
שיבר את הלוחות מאי דרש אמר ומה פסח שהוא אחד משש מאות ושלש עשרה מצות אמרה תורה (שמות יב, מג) כל בן נכר לא יאכל בו התורה כולה וישראל מומרים על אחת כמה וכמה
— He said, 'If to the Israelites, with whom the <i>Shechinah</i> spoke only for a while and for whom a definite time was fixed, the Torah nevertheless said, Come not near a woman,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XIX, 15. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> how much more so to me, who am liable to be spoken to at any moment and for whom no definite time has been fixed'. And his view coincided with that of the Omnipresent; for it is said, Go say to them: Return ye to your tents; but as for thee, stand thou here by Me.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. V, 27f. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> 'He broke the Tables of Testimony'; what exposition did he make?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In support of his action. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>