Vayeishev 40:20 · unit 1
TT #67 · Parashas Vayeishev · Passuk 40:20
The Complete Passuk
וַיְהִ֣י בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י י֚וֹם הֻלֶּ֣דֶת אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה לְכׇל־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיִּשָּׂ֞א אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֗ים וְאֶת־רֹ֛אשׁ שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִ֖ים בְּת֥וֹךְ עֲבָדָֽיו׃
On the third day—his birthday—Pharaoh made a banquet for all his officials, and he singled out his chief cupbearer and his chief baker from among his officials.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Avodah Zarah 8a .
Sefaria — Avodah Zarah 8a
יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת — מִכָּאן דְּיוֹם הַלֵּידָה הוּא יוֹם גְּנוּסְיָא שֶׁל מְלָכִים.
“The day of birth” — from here [we learn] that a birthday is the genusia-day of kings.
On the daf / in context: The verse supplies the scriptural peg for the mishnah’s list of idolatrous festival days of gentile kings.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13 . Narrative royal birthday becomes the model for genusia.
What Is Learned
A king’s birthday is his genusia; commerce with idolaters on that day is restricted because of the festive rites.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.