Derasha 31 on Shemos 2:1

Parashas Shemos · Passuk 2:1

The Complete Passuk

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִ֖ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית לֵוִ֑י וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־בַּת־לֵוִֽי׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sotah 12a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 2:1
Sefaria — Sotah 12a
E-Daf — Sotah 12a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sotah 12a
״אֶת בַּת לֵוִי״ — אֶפְשָׁר בַּת מֵאָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה הָוְיָא וְקָרֵי לָהּ בַּת? דְּאָמַר רַב חָמָא בַּר חֲנִינָא: זוֹ יוֹכֶבֶד שֶׁהוֹרָתָהּ בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְלֵידָתָהּ בֵּין הַחוֹמוֹת. אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: שֶׁנּוֹלְדוּ בָהּ סִימָנֵי נַעֲרוּת.

English: “The daughter of Levi” — could she have been one hundred and thirty years old and still be called a daughter? R’ Hama bar Chanina said: This is Yocheved, whose conception occurred on the journey and whose birth was between the boundaries of Egypt. R’ Yehudah said that signs of youth were renewed in her.

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Custom — diyuk on the term bas.

What Is Learned

Chazal highlight the extraordinary vitality of Yocheved, still called “daughter” at one hundred thirty.