Derasha 37 on Shemos 2:3

Parashas Shemos · Passuk 2:3

The Complete Passuk

וְלֹא־יָכְלָ֣ה עוֹד֮ הַצְּפִינוֹ֒ וַתִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ֙ תֵּ֣בַת גֹּ֔מֶא וַתַּחְמְרָ֥הֿ בַחֵמָ֖ר וּבַזָּ֑פֶת וַתָּ֤שֶׂם בָּהּ֙ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד וַתָּ֥שֶׂם בַּסּ֖וּף עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sotah 12a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 2:3

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sotah 12a
״וַתַּחְמְרָה בַחֵמָר וּבַזָּפֶת״, תָּנָא: חֵמָר מִבִּפְנִים וְזֶפֶת מִבַּחוּץ, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יָרִיחַ אוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק רֵיחַ רַע.

English: She placed it among the reeds at the river’s edge, a place both hidden and accessible.

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The placement was strategic: hidden yet at the water’s edge where a rescuer might find it.