Derasha 165 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 Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 12:21
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
משכו מי שיש לו וקחו מי שאין לו. רבי יוסי הגלילי אומר: משכו מעבודת כוכבים והדבקו במצוה.

English: “Draw”: one who already has a sheep should draw his own; “take”: one who does not have one should acquire one. Rabbi Yosei HaGelili says: “Draw” away from idolatry and attach yourselves to the mitzvah.

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash reading “draw and take” both literally and as a call to leave idolatry and attach oneself to the mitzvah.

What Is Learned

The verse teaches both practical acquisition and the spiritual movement away from idolatry toward mitzvah observance.