ire ly , ▁after ▁the ▁Re vel ation ); ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁he ▁broke ▁the ▁Table ts ▁of ▁Stone ▁( on ▁which ▁God ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁Ten ▁Command ments ). ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁explained ▁that ▁to ▁reach ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁separate ▁himself ▁from ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mos es ▁applied ▁an ▁a ▁fort ior i ▁( kal ▁va - ch omer ) ▁argument ▁to ▁himself . ▁Mos es ▁noted ▁that ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁She chin ah ▁spoke ▁with ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁on ▁only ▁one ▁definite , ▁appointed ▁time ▁( at ▁Mount ▁S ina i ), ▁God ▁non eth eless ▁instruct ed ▁in ▁ ▁" Be ▁ready ▁against ▁the ▁third ▁day : ▁come ▁not ▁near ▁a ▁woman ." ▁Mos es ▁reason ed ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁heard ▁from ▁the ▁She chin ah ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁and ▁not ▁only ▁at ▁one ▁appointed ▁time , ▁how ▁much ▁more ▁so ▁should ▁he ▁ab st ain ▁from ▁mar ital ▁contact . ▁And ▁the ▁Gem ara ▁taught ▁that ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁God ▁approved , ▁because ▁in ▁ ▁( 5 : 2 7 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ), ▁God ▁instruct ed ▁Mos es ▁( after ▁the ▁Re vel ation ▁at ▁S ina i ), ▁" Go ▁say ▁to ▁them , ▁' Return ▁to ▁your ▁t ents '" ▁( th us ▁giving ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁permission ▁to ▁res ume ▁mar ital ▁relations ) ▁and ▁immediately ▁there after ▁in ▁ ▁( 5 : 2 8 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ), ▁God ▁told ▁Mos es , ▁" But ▁as ▁for ▁you ,