Derasha 558 on Mishpatim 23:17

TT# 558 · Parashas Mishpatim · Passuk 23:17

The Complete Passuk

שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖ים בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה יֵרָאֶה֙ כׇּל־זְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ אֶל־פְּנֵ֖י הָאָדֹ֥ן ׀ יְהֹוָֽה׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Chagigah 7a for TT# 558.

Sefaria — Exodus 23:17
Sefaria — Chagigah 7a
E-Daf — Chagigah 3a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Chagigah 7a
יְרָאֶה יֵרָאֶה — כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁבָּא לִרְאוֹת כָּךְ בָּא לְהֵרָאוֹת; מַה אֲנִי בְּחִנָּם אַף אַתָּה בְּחִנָּם.

English: “Appear” and “be seen”: just as one comes to see, so he comes to be seen; just as I am seen without cost, so you are to be seen without cost.

Type of Learning

Derash from the unusual wording פְּעָמִים.

What Is Learned

The wording “three times” is read through the language of “feet,” establishing the connection between the pilgrimage obligation and going by foot.