1 PrefaceConcerning his many prayers, Moses said of himself: 1) וָאֵשֶׁב בָּהָר אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם—"I sat on the mountain for forty days…" (Deut. 9: 9), 2) וְאָנֹכִי עָמַדְתִּי בָּהָר — "I stood on the mountain …" (Ibid. 10: 10), 3) וָאֶתְנַפַּל לִפְנֵי ה׳ ...