10. Rabbi Elazar opened the discussion with Yisrael, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai. It is written: "And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted (Heb. bere'oh), he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp" (Shemot 32:17). HE ASKS: "Joshua heard"-could it be that Joshua heard and Moses did not? AND ANSWERS: until that time Joshua did not know and Moses did know, AND THEREFORE IT WAS WRITTEN: "JOSHUA HEARD." HE ASKS: What then does the word 'bere'oh' mean? AND ANSWERS: 'bere'oh' is spelled with Hei TO INDICATE that that voice was on the Other Side, THAT IS CALLED EVIL (HEB. RA'AH). And Joshua was the face of the moon, WHICH IS MALCHUT. He looked at the voice that was from the side of evil, and immediately "said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp."
10. רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר פָּתַח קְרָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, כַּד נָחִית מֹשֶׁה מִן טוּרָא דְּסִינַי, דִּכְתִּיב וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת קוֹל הָעָם בְּרֵעֹה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל מֹשֶׁה קוֹל מִלְחָמָה בַּמַּחֲנֶה. וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, וְכִי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ שָׁמַע, וּמֹשֶׁה לָא שָׁמַע. אֶלָּא וַדַּאי, עַד הַשְׁתָּא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לָא הֲוָה יָדַע, וּמֹשֶׁה הֲוָה יָדַע. אִי הָכִי מַהוּ בְּרֵעֹה. אֶלָּא בְּרֵעֹה בְּהֵ' כְּתִיב, דְּהַהוּא קַלָּא בְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא הֲוָה. וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ דַּהֲוָה אַנְפּוֹי דְּסִיהֲרָא, אִסְתָּכַּל בְּהַהוּא קָלָא, דַּהֲוָה דְּסִטְרָא דְּרָעָה, מִיַּד וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל מֹשֶׁה קוֹל מִלְחָמָה בַּמַּחֲנֶה.