Bava Kamma 55a
The Word Good on the Tablets
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It does not mention the word good in the first tablets,
since they were ultimately destined to be broken
after the Jews made the Golden Calf.
And even if it had mentioned the term good,
and they were ultimately destined to break,
what of it? If this term had been mentioned
in the first tablets, all good would have,
God forbid, ceased from Israel once they were broken.
Therefore, only the second version, which was written
after the breaking of the tablets, contains the word good,
so that there would always be good for the Jewish people.
since they were ultimately destined to be broken
after the Jews made the Golden Calf.
And even if it had mentioned the term good,
and they were ultimately destined to break,
what of it? If this term had been mentioned
in the first tablets, all good would have,
God forbid, ceased from Israel once they were broken.
Therefore, only the second version, which was written
after the breaking of the tablets, contains the word good,
so that there would always be good for the Jewish people.