Derasha on Ki Sisa 33:16

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 33:16

The Complete Passuk

וּבַמֶּה יִוָּדַע אֵפוֹא כִּי־מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֲנִי וְעַמֶּךָ הֲלוֹא בְּלֶכְתְּךָ עִמָּנוּ וְנִפְלֵינוּ אֲנִי וְעַמְּךָ מִכָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text of Chazal
וְנִפְלֵינוּ — הִבְדָּלָה מִן הָעַמִּים.

English: “And we shall be distinguished” — separation from the nations.

Type of Learning

Derash on distinction through Hashem’s presence among Israel.

What Is Learned

How shall it be known that I and Your people have found favor, if not in that You go with us, and we are distinguished — I and Your people — from every people on the face of the earth?