Derasha 3 on Vaeira 6:6

Parashas Vaeira · Passuk 6:6

The Complete Passuk

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֥ר לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ אֲנִ֣י יְהֹוָה֒ וְהוֹצֵאתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֗ם מִתַּ֙חַת֙ סִבְלֹ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם וְגָאַלְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ בִּזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבִשְׁפָטִ֖ים גְּדֹלִֽים׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Pesachim 10:1 (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 6:6
Sefaria — Yerushalmi Pesachim 10:1

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Pesachim 10:1
מִנַּיִן לְאַרְבָּעָה כּוֹסוֹת? רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי בְּנָיָה: כְּנֶגֶד אַרְבַּע גְּאֻלּוֹת, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן: ״וְהוֹצֵאתִי״, ״וְהִצַּלְתִּי״, ״וְגָאַלְתִּי״, ״וְלָקַחְתִּי״.

English: “Rabbi Yochanan said in the name of Rabbi Banniah: The four cups correspond to the four expressions of redemption in these verses — “I will bring you out,” “I will deliver you,” “I will redeem you,” and “I will take you.””

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

Type of Learning

Yerushalmi homiletic interpretation of the four expressions of redemption

What Is Learned

The four expressions of redemption are treated as four distinct stages of redemption, providing the scriptural basis for the four cups of the Seder.