Derasha 44 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
״וַתַּחְמֹל עָלָיו וַתֹּאמֶר מִיַּלְדֵי הָעִבְרִים זֶה״. מְנָא יָדְעָה? אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא: שֶׁרָאֲתָה אוֹתוֹ מָהוּל.

English: “Of the children of the Hebrews is this” — how did she know? R’ Yosei bar Chanina said: She saw that he was circumcised. R’ Yochanan said: This teaches that she prophesied without realizing it.

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

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Bas Pharaoh recognized Moshe both by the sign of circumcision and by an unintended prophetic word.