Derasha on Bo 12:4 — Torah Temimah note 8
Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:4 · TT note 8
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 8 (on בְּמִכְסַת נְפָשֹׁת) points to Mechilta.
Sefaria — Exodus 12:4
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:4
Sefaria — Mechilta
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Mechilta (via Torah Temimah)
בְּמִכְסַת נְפָשֹׁת — נְפָשׁוֹת לְרַבּוֹת טֻמְטוּם וְאַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס.
English: “According to the number of persons” — “persons” includes a tumtum and an androgynos.
Type of Learning
Ribbui from the plural נְפָשֹׁת.
What Is Learned
A tumtum and an androgynos are included in the count for enrollment on the Pesach.