Derasha 164 on Bo 12:21

Parashas Bo · Passuk 12:21

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְכׇל־זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם מִֽשְׁכ֗וּ וּקְח֨וּ לָכֶ֥ם צֹ֛אן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖ם וְשַׁחֲט֥וּ הַפָּֽסַח׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Kiddushin 1:4 (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 12:21
Sefaria — Yerushalmi Kiddushin 1:4

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Kiddushin 1:4
וחכמים אומרים בהמה דקה נקנית במשיכה מה טעמון דרבנין? דכתיב משכו וקחו לכם צאן למשפחותיכם.

English: The Sages say that a small animal is acquired through pulling; what is their basis? “Draw and take for yourselves sheep for your families.”

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash deriving the mode of acquisition of small livestock from “draw and take.”

What Is Learned

The verse is used as a source for acquisition of small livestock through meshikhah (pulling).