Vayigash 46:23 · unit 1

Parashas Vayigash · Passuk 46:23

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וּבְנֵי־דָ֖ן חֻשִֽׁים׃

And the sons of Dan: Chushim.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to classical sources on the singular listing for Dan.

TT lemma: ובני דן חשים.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּבְנֵי דָן חֻשִׁים — אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא נִמְנָה אֶלָּא בֵּן אֶחָד, כָּתוּב ״בְּנֵי״ בִּלְשׁוֹן רַבִּים, כְּדֶרֶךְ שְׁאָר הַשְּׁבָטִים.

English: “And the sons of Dan: Chushim” — even though only one son is named, the verse writes “sons” in the plural, in the pattern of the other tribes.

On the daf / in context: Part of the seventy-soul list; the plural form is noted despite the single named son.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (midrashic genealogy) — not a formal named middah of the 13.

What Is Learned

Dan’s contribution to the seventy is represented by his son Chushim, listed in the plural pattern of the other tribes.