Derasha 41 on Shemos 2:5
Parashas Shemos · Passuk 2:5
The Complete Passuk
וַתֵּ֤רֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה֙ לִרְחֹ֣ץ עַל־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ הֹלְכֹ֖ת עַל־יַ֣ד הַיְאֹ֑ר וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַסּ֔וּף וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֶת־אֲמָתָ֖הּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 12b (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 2:5
Sefaria — Sotah 12b
E-Daf — Sotah 12b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Sotah 12b
״וַתִּשְׁלַח אֶת אֲמָתָהּ וַתִּקָּחֶהָ״. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה וְרַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה, חַד אָמַר: יָדָהּ, וְחַד אָמַר: שִׁפְחָתָהּ. מַאן דְּאָמַר יָדָהּ — דִּכְתִיב ״אַמָּתָהּ״. וּמַאן דְּאָמַר שִׁפְחָתָהּ — מִדְּלָא כְּתִיב ״יָדָהּ״.
English: “And she sent her amah” — one said [it means] her hand, and the other said her maidservant.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
What Is Learned
The word amah is read either as “hand” (miraculously extended) or as the remaining maidservant.