Derasha on Bo 12:6 — Torah Temimah note 7

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:6 · TT note 7

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֤ה לָכֶם֙ לְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת עַ֣ד אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר י֖וֹם לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וְשָׁחֲט֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ כֹּ֛ל קְהַ֥ל עֲדַֽת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:6, note 7 (on בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם) points to Pesachim 61a.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:6
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:6
Sefaria — Pesachim 61a
E-Daf — Pesachim 61a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 61a
שְׁחָטוֹ קוֹדֶם חֲצוֹת — פָּסוּל, מִשּׁוּם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם״.

English: If one slaughtered it before noon — it is invalid, because it is said “between the evenings.”

Type of Learning

Halachic boundary of time from בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם: excludes the morning and the hours before midday.

What Is Learned

Pesach slaughtered before midday is invalid.