אשר נתן ה׳ בינו ובין בני ישראל. רמז לברית הר סיני כי אחר שנעשה המשכן והיה הכבוד באהל מועד לא עלה משה בהר סיני גם הזכיר הפרשה של הערכין בעבור שנאמרה בהר סיני כי כן כתוב באחרונה כי תחלת ספר וידבר ה׳ אל משה במדבר סיני באהל מועד בספר ויקרא: WHICH THE LORD MADE BETWEEN HIM AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. This alludes to the covenant made at Sinai, for after the tabernacle was erected and the glory was present in the tent of meeting, Moses did not ascend Mount Sinai. Scripture also mentions the section of valuations here because it was related to Moses at Mount Sinai. The latter is clearly stated at the end of the portion.147Lev. 27:34. For148This refers back to I.E.’s first sentence in his comment on this verse. the beginning of the Book of Numbers, And the Lord spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting (Num. 1:1), is similar149Reading ke-sefer rather than be-sefer. See Filwarg and Krinsky. to the opening of the Book of Leviticus.150It too indicates that God spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting. See I.E. on Num. 1:1 (Vol. 4, p. 4): “This verse informs us that Moses did not go up to Mount Sinai since God’s glory was now present in the tent of meeting.”