Derasha 31 on Bo 12:3

Parashas Bo · Passuk 12:3

The Complete Passuk

דַּבְּר֗וּ אֶֽל־כׇּל־עֲדַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ר לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וְיִקְח֣וּ לָהֶ֗ם אִ֛ישׁ שֶׂ֥ה לְבֵית־אָבֹ֖ת שֶׂ֥ה לַבָּֽיִת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 12:3
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
אין בית אב אלא משפחה, שנאמר (פ׳ במדבר) למשפחותם לבית אבותם. .

English: “For a father’s house” — “father’s house” means only a family, as it is said, “according to their families, by their fathers’ houses.”

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

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Mekhilta) — not a formal named middah of the 13.

What Is Learned

“Father’s house” denotes the family unit for joining in a Pesach.