Derasha on Bo 12:8 — Torah Temimah note 5

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:8 · TT note 5

The Complete Passuk

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

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:8, note 5 (on בַּלַּיְלָה) points to Mechilta / Pesachim 96a.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:8
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:8
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta (via Torah Temimah)
אֵין לִי אֶלָּא פֶּסַח מִצְרַיִם שֶׁנֶּאֱכַל בַּלַּיְלָה; פֶּסַח דּוֹרוֹת מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: וְעָבַדְתָּ אֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַזֹּאת בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה — שֶׁיִּהְיוּ כָּל עֲבוֹדוֹת חֹדֶשׁ זֶה כָּזֶה.

English: I have only the Pesach of Egypt that is eaten at night; the Pesach of the generations from where? Therefore it says, “You shall perform this service in this month” — that all the services of this month should be like this one.

Type of Learning

Hekkesh from Egypt to the generations: nighttime eating applies to all future Pesachs.

What Is Learned

The Pesach of the generations is likewise eaten only at night.