Derasha 68 — Ki Sisa 31:14 | Yoma 85b
Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 31:14
The Complete Passuk
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת כִּי קֹדֶשׁ הִוא לָכֶם מְחַלְלֶיהָ מוֹת יוּמָת כִּי כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂה בָהּ מְלָאכָה וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִקֶּרֶב עַמֶּיהָ׃
Chabad.org — English + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Yoma 85b (verified).
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text of Chazal
וְחַי בָּהֶם — וְלֹא שֶׁיָּמוּת בָּהֶם.
English: “And you shall live by them” — and not die by them (pikuach nefesh overrides Shabbos).
Type of Learning
Derash from Yoma 85b on pikuach nefesh and Shabbos.
What Is Learned
Saving a life overrides Shabbos; one lives by the mitzvot and does not die by them.