Derasha 13 on Vaeira 6:26

Parashas Vaeira · Passuk 6:26

The Complete Passuk

ה֥וּא אַהֲרֹ֖ן וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם הוֹצִ֜יאוּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־צִבְאֹתָֽם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Megillah 11a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 6:26
Sefaria — Megillah 11a
E-Daf — Megillah 11a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Megillah 11a
״הוּא אַהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה״ — הֵם בְּצִדְקָתָם מִתְּחִלָּתָם וְעַד סוֹפָם.

English: ““He is Aaron and Moses” — they remained righteous from the beginning of their lives to the end.”

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

Type of Learning

Talmudic interpretation of the emphatic “he”

What Is Learned

Chazal read the wording “he is Aaron and Moses” as affirming that both brothers were consistently righteous throughout their lives.