Let my soul not come into their council; unto their assembly let my glory not be united; for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they houghed an ox.
English: “In their council” — these are the spies; “and in their assembly” — these are the congregation of Korach.
On the daf / in context: The Gemara identifies the “council” and “assembly” from which Yaakov distances himself with the two classic rebellions associated with the tribes of Shimon and Levi’s descendants or with events in which those tribes were implicated.
Type of Learning
Derash identifying the referents of the two parallel clauses.
What Is Learned
Yaakov prayed that his name not be associated with the counsel of the spies or with the assembly of Korach.