Derasha 51 on Shemos 2:13

Parashas Shemos · Passuk 2:13

The Complete Passuk

וַיֵּצֵא֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְהִנֵּ֛ה שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁ֥ים עִבְרִ֖ים נִצִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לָֽרָשָׁ֔ע לָ֥מָּה תַכֶּ֖ה רֵעֶֽךָ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 58b (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 2:13
Sefaria — Sanhedrin 58b
E-Daf — Sanhedrin 58b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sanhedrin 58b
וְאָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: הַמַּגְבִּיהַּ יָדוֹ עַל חֲבֵרוֹ, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא הִכָּהוּ נִקְרָא רָשָׁע, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וַיֹּאמֶר לָרָשָׁע לָמָּה תַכֶּה רֵעֶךָ״.

English: “And he said to the wicked one” — Reish Lakish said: One who raises his hand against his fellow, even though he has not [yet] struck him, is called wicked, as it is said, “Why do you strike (takeh) your fellow?” — it does not say “why did you strike,” but “why do you [intend to] strike.”

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

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that raising a hand to strike is itself enough to be labeled wicked, even before the blow lands.