Derasha on Ki Sisa 32:28
Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 32:28
The Complete Passuk
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־לֵוִי כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה וַיִּפֹּל מִן־הָעָם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי אִישׁ׃
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text of Chazal
כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי אִישׁ — מִסְפַּר הַנּוֹפְלִים.
English: “About three thousand men” — the number who fell.
Type of Learning
Derash on the Levi execution of judgment.
What Is Learned
The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moshe, and about three thousand men of the people fell that day.