Editing The Seventy Languages (section)

== Moshe Translating The Torah in Seventy Languages ==
Throughout the time the Yidden were in the midbar - their avodah was in a way that transcended worldly matters. Therefore, they did not need to learn Torah in seventy languages, since they had no connection with the seventy nations of the world.

However, when Rosh Chodesh Shevat arrived in the fortieth year, as they were about to enter an inhabited land and begin engaging with worldly matters - that's when "Moshe began explaining the Torah in seventy languages." This was done so they would be able to spread Torah concepts when they would reach places where these seventy languages were spoken<ref>From a Farbrengen of Shabbos Parshas Shemos, Shabbos Mevarchim Chodesh Shevat, 1986 (Toras Menachem Hisvaaduyos 1986, Volume 2, pages 343 and onwards) Transcribed by the listeners, unedited.</ref>.

And this was the accomplishment of Moshe Rabbeinu - through his translation of the Torah into seventy languages, the term "Torah" became applicable to divrei Torah that are learned by Bnei Yisroel in other languages. Even though these aren't the languages that Hakadosh Baruch Hu speaks in, nevertheless these still qualify as divrei Torah. When a person expresses Torah concepts in the languages of the nations, they are expressing divrei Torah (and it is forbidden to speak them before making birchas haTorah, etc.<ref>From the Sichos of Shabbos Parshas Vaeira - Rosh Chodesh Shevat - 1966, 1980, Lekkutei Sichos Chelek Lamed Vov Rosh Chodesh Shevat.</ref>).
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