Derasha on Bo 12:8 — Torah Temimah note 4

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:8 · TT note 4

The Complete Passuk

וְאָכְל֥וּ אֶת־הַבָּשָׂ֖ר בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַזֶּ֑ה צְלִי־אֵ֣שׁ וּמַצּ֔וֹת עַל־מְרֹרִ֖ים יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:8, note 4 (on בַּלַּיְלָה) points to Pesachim 41b.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:8
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:8
Sefaria — Pesachim 41b
E-Daf — Pesachim 41b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 41b (via Torah Temimah)
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הָאוֹכֵל כְּזַיִת צָלִי מִבְּעוֹד יוֹם עוֹבֵר בַּעֲשֵׂה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְאָכְלוּ אֶת הַבָּשָׂר בַּלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה״ — בַּלַּיְלָה אִין, בַּיּוֹם לֹא; וְהַאי לָאו הַבָּא מִכְּלַל עֲשֵׂה הוּא, וְכָל לָאו הַבָּא מִכְּלַל עֲשֵׂה — עֲשֵׂה.

English: The Sages taught: One who eats an olive’s bulk of roast while it is still day violates a positive commandment, as it is said, “And they shall eat the meat on this night” — at night, yes; by day, no. And this is a prohibition derived from a positive commandment, and every prohibition derived from a positive commandment is treated as a positive commandment.

Type of Learning

לאו הבא מכלל עשה: daytime eating is barred by the positive command to eat at night.

What Is Learned

Eating the Pesach before nightfall violates the positive mitzvah of eating it “on this night.”