Derasha 28 on Vaeira 9:29

Parashas Vaeira · Passuk 9:29

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּצֵאתִי֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר אֶפְרֹ֥שׂ אֶת־כַּפַּ֖י אֶל־יְהֹוָ֑ה הַקֹּל֣וֹת יֶחְדָּל֗וּן וְהַבָּרָד֙ לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה־ע֔וֹד לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֥י לַיהֹוָ֖ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 9:29
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
אבל בתוך העיר לא התפלל, מאי טעמא, מפני שהיתה מלאה עבודת כוכבים. .

English: “As I go out of the city” — but within the city he did not pray. Why? Because it was full of idolatry.

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that Moshe would not pray inside a city filled with idolatry.