Derasha on Bo 12:4 — Torah Temimah note 7

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:4 · TT note 7

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־יִמְעַ֣ט הַבַּ֘יִת֮ מִהְי֣וֹת מִשֶּׂה֒ וְלָקַ֣ח ה֗וּא וּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹ הַקָּרֹ֥ב אֶל־בֵּית֖וֹ בְּמִכְסַ֣ת נְפָשֹׁ֑ת אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י אׇכְל֔וֹ תָּכֹ֖סּוּ עַל־הַשֶּֽׂה׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:4, note 7 (on בְּמִכְסַת נְפָשֹׁת) points to Pesachim 91b (women included in the count).

Sefaria — Exodus 12:4
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:4
Sefaria — Pesachim 91b
E-Daf — Pesachim 91b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 91b (via Torah Temimah)
בְּמִכְסַת נְפָשֹׁת — נְפָשׁוֹת לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הָאִשָּׁה. אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר: אִשָּׁה בָּרִאשׁוֹן חוֹבָה וּבַשֵּׁנִי רְשׁוּת, וְדוֹחֶה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת.

English: “According to the number of persons” — “persons” includes the woman. Rabbi Elazar said: A woman on the first Pesach is obligated and on the second is optional, and it overrides Shabbos.

Type of Learning

Ribbui from the plural נְפָשֹׁת: women are counted among those enrolled.

What Is Learned

Women are included in the enrollment for the Pesach and are obligated in the first Pesach.