Derasha 2 on Bereishis 1:26

EXTRA · Parashas Bereishis · First Aliyah · Passuk 26

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Source Citation

Rashi on Bereishis 1:26 — humility of consultation before creating man.

Sefaria — Rashi on Genesis 1:26

Core Text

Core Textנַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם — עַנְוְתָנוּתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לָמַדְנוּ מִכָּאן: לְפִי שֶׁהָאָדָם בִּדְמוּת הַמַּלְאָכִים וְיִתְקַנְּאוּ בּוֹ, לְפִיכָךְ נִמְלַךְ בָּהֶם.
English of Core Text: “Let us make man” — from here we learn the humility of the Holy One, blessed be He: because man is in the likeness of the angels and they might envy him, therefore He took counsel with them.
On the daf / in context: The plural is an act of deliberative humility, modeling consultation even for the Creator.
Type of Learning: Custom (divine humility in consultation)
What Is Learned: God consulted the angels before creating man, teaching humility and the avoidance of envy.