Ramban on Vaeira 6:14

Parashas Vaeira · EXTRA (side-ring) · Passuk 6:14

Torah Temimah has no citation on this passuk/range. Side-ring material from Ramban.

Sefaria — Ramban on Vaeira 6:14

Core Text — Ramban on Vaeira 6:14
אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי בֵית אֲבֹתָם לֹא רָצָה הַכָּתוּב לְהַתְחִיל אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי לֵוִי לְתֹלְדֹתָם, שֶׁלֹּא יֵרָאֶה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לֵוִי בְּכוֹר הַיַּחַס מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ לִכְבוֹד מֹשֶׁה, אֲבָל הִזְכִּיר אֶחָיו הַגְּדוֹלִים מִמֶּנּוּ וְכִי הוּא נִמְנֶה שְׁלִישִׁי. וְהִזְכִּיר בִּבְנֵי לֵוִי "לְתוֹלְדֹתָם", כִּי בִּרְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן לֹא הִזְכִּיר רַק יוֹרְדֵי מִצְרַיִם עִמָּהֶם, וּבְלֵוִי יַזְכִּיר תּוֹלְדוֹתָיו וּשְׁנוֹתָיו וְתוֹלְדוֹת אֲבוֹת הַנְּבִיאִים וּשְׁנוֹתָם לִכְבוֹדָם. וְעוֹד כִּי הֵם בְּעַצְמָם חֲסִידֵי עֶלְיוֹן רְאוּיִין לְסַפֵּר בָּהֶן כַּאֲבוֹת הָעוֹלָם:

English: THESE ARE THE HEADS OF THEIR FATHERS’ HOUSES: THE SONS OF REUBEN…. Scripture did not wish to begin with the statement, And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations , 80 Verse 16. so that it should not appear that henceforth in honor of Moshe, Levi is first in genealogy. Instead, [Scripture therefore] mentioned Levi’s elder brothers, [i.e., Reuben and Simeon], and that Levi is counted third. Now Scripture mentioned the sons of Levi according to their generations 80 Verse 16. because in the case of Reuben and Simeon, it mentioned only those who went down to Egypt with them, but in the case of Levi it mentioned his children, the number of years of his life, the birth of the fathers of the prophets — [namely, Kohath the grandfather, and Amram the father of Moshe a

Type of Learning

Commentary (Rishon) on a TT-silent passuk — EXTRA side-ring only.

What Is Learned

See the Ramban on this passuk for the full derash and implications.