Derasha on Ki Sisa 34:07

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 34:07

The Complete Passuk

נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֺן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה פֹּקֵד עֲוֺן אָבוֹת עַל־בָּנִים וְעַל־בְּנֵי בָנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים׃

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Source Citation

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text of Chazal
נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים — שׁוֹמֵר חֶסֶד לְאַלְפֵי דוֹרוֹת.

English: “Keeper of kindness for thousands” — preserves kindness for thousands of generations.

Type of Learning

Derash on notzer chesed as preserving kindness across generations.

What Is Learned

Keeping kindness for thousands; bearing iniquity, rebellion, and sin; yet not clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of parents upon children and children’s children, upon the third and upon the fourth.