Vayeira 21:1 · unit 1

Parashas Vayeira · Passuk 21:1

The Complete Passuk

וַֽיהֹוָ֛ה פָּקַ֥ד אֶת־שָׂרָ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמָ֑ר וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יְהֹוָ֛ה לְשָׂרָ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר׃

And Hashem visited Sarah as He had said, and Hashem did for Sarah as He had spoken.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Rosh Hashanah 11a.

TT lemma: וה' פקד.

Sefaria — Rosh Hashanah 11a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וַה׳ פָּקַד. בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה נִפְקְדָה שָׂרָה, דִּכְתִיב הָכָא וַה׳ פָּקַד אֶת שָׂרָה וּכְתִיב הָתָם כִּי פָקַד ה׳ אֶת חַנָּה; מַה חַנָּה נִפְקְדָה בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה אַף שָׂרָה נִפְקְדָה בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה.

English: “And Hashem visited.” Sarah was visited on Rosh Hashanah. As it is written here “And Hashem visited Sarah,” and it is written there “For Hashem visited Chanah”; just as Chanah was visited on Rosh Hashanah, so Sarah was visited on Rosh Hashanah.

On the daf / in context: Parallel language of “pekidah” links Sarah’s conception to the same date as Chanah’s, establishing Rosh Hashanah as a day of remembrance for the barren.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Verbal analogy fixes the calendar date of the miracle.

What Is Learned

Sarah was remembered for conception on Rosh Hashanah, just as Chanah was; the shared verb “pakad” establishes the date.