Kollel Iyun Hadaf Sotah 014: Moshe Yeled, with Kol Na'ar
Kollel Iyun Hadaf Sotah 014: Moshe Yeled, with Kol Na'ar Sotah 014: Moshe Yeled, with Kol Na'ar H. D. asks: To R' Nechemia, is it not clearly a, 'mum ovair,' since before time of avodah he will have grown? The Kollel replies: Shalom, This is a very good point! See the comment of the Mizrachi to Rashi on Shemos 2:6 who attempts to deal with your question by saying that Rebbi Nechemyah believes that if Moshe Rabeinu's voice was different than his peers when he was a baby, then we can assume that when he grows older also his voice will continue to be aberrant, albeit in a new way, which would in fact disqualify him for the Avodas ha'Shir of the Leviyim. Alternatively, see the comment of the Maharsha (Sotah 12b, DH Kari Lei) who explains -- unlike Rashi on the Gemara -- that by "Ba'al Mum" Rebbi Nechemyah means simply irregular and thus deformed, but nothing to