Derasha 16 on Vaeira 7:11
Parashas Vaeira · Passuk 7:11
The Complete Passuk
וַיִּקְרָא֙ גַּם־פַּרְעֹ֔ה לַֽחֲכָמִ֖ים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּ גַם־הֵ֜ם חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 67b (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 7:11
Sefaria — Sanhedrin 67b
E-Daf — Sanhedrin 67b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Sanhedrin 67b
אָמַר רַבִּי אַיְיבוּ בַּר נַגָּרֵי אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא: ״בְּלָטֵיהֶם״ – אֵלּוּ מַעֲשֵׂה שֵׁדִים, ״בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶם״ – אֵלּוּ מַעֲשֵׂה כְשָׁפִים. וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר: ״וְאֵת לַהַט הַחֶרֶב הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת״.
English: “Belateihem” refers to acts of demons; “belahateihem” refers to acts of sorcery.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Lexical and aggadic distinction between demons and sorcery
What Is Learned
Chazal distinguish two categories of Egyptian magic from the variant spellings.