Derasha 14 on Shemos 1:12
Parashas Shemos · Passuk 1:12
The Complete Passuk
וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ יְעַנּ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ כֵּ֥ן יִרְבֶּ֖ה וְכֵ֣ן יִפְרֹ֑ץ וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 11a (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 1:12
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Sotah 11a
״וַיָּקֻצוּ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל״, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהָיוּ דּוֹמִין בְּעֵינֵיהֶם כְּקוֹצִים.
English: “And they loathed” — this teaches that they were in their eyes like thorns (kotzim).
In context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Custom — word-play on vayakutzu / kotzim.
What Is Learned
Chazal teach that the Egyptians experienced Israel’s growth as a physical and psychological thorn.