Derasha 2 on Bereishis 34:7

TT #38 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 34:7

Complete Passuk

וּבְנֵ֨י יַעֲקֹ֜ב בָּ֤אוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֙ כְּשָׁמְעָ֔ם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיִּ֥חַר לָהֶ֖ם מְאֹ֑ד כִּֽי־נְבָלָ֞ה עָשָׂ֣ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־בַּת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְכֵ֖ן לֹ֥א יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃

And the sons of Yaakov came from the field when they heard; and the men were grieved and they were very angry, because he had done a disgraceful thing in Yisrael by lying with the daughter of Yaakov, and such a thing ought not to be done.

Chabad · Genesis 34:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to discussions of the term “nevalah.”

Core Text of Chazal

נבלה עשה בישראל — דבר מכוער.

“He had done a disgraceful thing in Yisrael” — an ugly matter.

On the daf / in context

The language emphasizes the moral outrage of the act.

Type of Learning

Derash on the language of disgrace (continuation).

What Is Learned

The act is characterized as a disgraceful and forbidden matter within Yisrael.