Derasha 42 on Shemos 2:6

Parashas Shemos · Passuk 2:6

The Complete Passuk

וַתִּפְתַּח֙ וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד וְהִנֵּה־נַ֖עַר בֹּכֶ֑ה וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל עָלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִיַּלְדֵ֥י הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים זֶֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sotah 12b (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 2:6

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sotah 12b
״וַתִּפְתַּח וַתִּרְאֵהוּ אֶת הַיֶּלֶד״. ״וַתֵּרֶא״ מִיבְּעֵי לֵיהּ! אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא: שֶׁרָאֲתָה שְׁכִינָה עִמּוֹ.

English: “And she saw him, the child” — it should have said simply “and she saw.” R’ Yosei bar Chanina said: She saw the Shechinah with him.

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

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that Bas Pharaoh perceived the Shechinah accompanying Moshe in the ark.