Derasha on Bo 11:4 — Torah Temimah note 2

Parashas Bo · Shemos 11:4 · TT note 2

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה כַּחֲצֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה אֲנִ֥י יוֹצֵ֖א בְּת֥וֹךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 11:4, note 2 (on אֲנִי יוֹצֵא בְּתוֹךְ מִצְרָיִם) points to Rokeach §93 (as cited by TT).

Sefaria — Exodus 11:4
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 11:4

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Rokeach §93 (via Torah Temimah)
אֲנִי יוֹצֵא בְּתוֹךְ מִצְרַיִם — מִדְּלֹא אָמַר אֲנִי נִכְנָס בְּתוֹךְ מִצְרַיִם, שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ: הַכְנָסָה קְרוּיָה הוֹצָאָה.

English: “I will go out into the midst of Egypt” — since it did not say “I will enter into the midst of Egypt,” learn from this that entry is also called “going out.”

Type of Learning

Derash on the verb יוֹצֵא (“go out”) where one might have expected language of entry: the Torah’s wording teaches that coming in can be termed going out.

What Is Learned

From the passuk’s choice of “I will go out” rather than “I will enter,” Chazal learn that entering a place can be called going out. TT records this in the name of the Rokeach.