Derasha 14 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
בְּכָל מָקוֹם מַקְדִּים מֹשֶׁה לְאַהֲרֹן, וּבְמָקוֹם אֶחָד הוּא אוֹמֵר ״הוּא אַהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה״ — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁשְּׁנֵיהֶם שְׁקוּלִים.

English: “Although Moses is normally named before Aaron, here the Torah says “Aaron and Moses,” teaching that the two were considered equal in the roles described by the passage.”

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

Type of Learning

Talmudic interpretation of the order of Aaron and Moses

What Is Learned

The reversal of the usual order of their names is read as teaching that Aaron and Moses were both essential to the Exodus mission, each in his assigned role.