Derasha 1 on Bereishis 34:14

TT #39 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 34:14

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לֹ֤א נוּכַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לָתֵת֙ אֶת־אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ לְאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ עׇרְלָ֑ה כִּֽי־חֶרְפָּ֥ה הִ֖וא לָֽנוּ׃

And they said to them: We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who has a foreskin, for that is a disgrace to us.

Chabad · Genesis 34:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamot 71a (and related discussions of milah).

Sefaria · Yevamot 71a

Core Text of Chazal

כי חרפה היא לנו — מלמד שהערלה חרפה היא.

“For that is a disgrace to us” — this teaches that the foreskin is a disgrace.

On the daf / in context

The verse is cited in connection with the status of the uncircumcised.

Type of Learning

Derash on the language of disgrace (Bavli).

What Is Learned

The presence of the foreskin is characterized as a disgrace.