Vayeira 21:12 · unit 1
Parashas Vayeira · Passuk 21:12
The Complete Passuk
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם אַל־יֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ עַל־הַנַּ֣עַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלֶ֛יךָ שָׂרָ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלָ֑הּ כִּ֣י בְיִצְחָ֔ק יִקָּרֵ֥א לְךָ֖ זָֽרַע׃
And God said to Avraham, “Let it not be bad in your eyes concerning the lad and concerning your maidservant; whatever Sarah says to you, listen to her voice, for in Yitzchak shall seed be called to you.”
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Megillah 14a .
TT lemma: שמע בקולה .
Sefaria — Megillah 14a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁשָּׂרָה אִמֵּנוּ נְבִיאָה הָיְתָה.
English: “Listen to her voice.” This teaches that Sarah our mother was a prophetess.
On the daf / in context: The divine command to heed Sarah’s word is taken as proof of her prophetic status.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13 . The instruction to obey establishes prophetic authority.
What Is Learned
Sarah was a prophetess; Hashem Himself commanded Avraham to listen to her voice.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.