Vayeira 19:33 · unit 1
Parashas Vayeira · Passuk 19:33
The Complete Passuk
וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ אֶת־אֲבִיהֶ֛ן יַ֖יִן בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֑וּא וַתָּבֹ֤א הַבְּכִירָה֙ וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אֶת־אָבִ֔יהָ וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֥ע בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ וּבְקוּמָֽהּ׃
And they made their father drink wine that night, and the first-born went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 43 .
TT lemma: ותשקין .
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וַתַּשְׁקֶיןָ וגו'. וְכִי מֵאַיִן לָהֶם יַיִן בַּמְּעָרָה? אֶלָּא שֶׁנִּזְדַּמֵּן לָהֶם לְשָׁעָה.
English: “And they made him drink…” From where did they have wine in the cave? Rather, it was provided for them for that hour.
On the daf / in context: The presence of wine in an isolated cave is explained as a special provision that made the events possible.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — not a formal named middah of the 13 . A practical difficulty is resolved by positing divine or timely supply.
What Is Learned
Wine was miraculously (or providentially) available in the cave so that the daughters could carry out their plan.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.