Derasha on Bo 12:17 — Torah Temimah note 2

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:17 · TT note 2

The Complete Passuk

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮ אֶת־הַמַּצּוֹת֒ כִּ֗י בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶת־צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞ם אֶת־הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖ם חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:17, note 2 (on וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת הַמַּצּוֹת) points to Pesachim 40a.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:17
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:17
Sefaria — Pesachim 40a
E-Daf — Pesachim 40a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 40a

הֲדַר אָמַר רָבָא: מִצְוָה לִלְתּוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת הַמַּצּוֹת״ — אִי לָא דְּבָעֵי לְתִיתָה, שִׁימּוּר לְמַאי?

English: Rava then said: It is a mitzvah to soak [the wheat], as it is said “and you shall guard the matzos” — if soaking were not required, for what is the guarding?

Type of Learning

Shimur implies an early stage (letes) that itself requires guarding.

What Is Learned

Soaking the wheat (to remove bran) is part of the mitzvah process that the verse’s “guarding” addresses.

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