Derasha on Vayakhel 35:3

Parashas Vayakhel · Passuk 35:3

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת׃

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Source Citation

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text of Chazal
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: לֹא תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת. הַבְעָרָה בִּכְלַל כָּל הַמְּלָאכוֹת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה יָצָאת? לְהַקִּישׁ אֵלֶיהָ וְלוֹמַר לְךָ: מַה הַבְעָרָה שֶׁהִיא אָב מְלָאכָה וְחַיָּבִין עָלֶיהָ בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָהּ, אַף כָּל שֶׁהוּא אָב מְלָאכָה חַיָּבִין עָלָיו בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹת.

English: Kindling was included among all the labors, so why was it singled out? To teach that just as kindling is a primary category for which one is liable separately, each other primary category also carries separate liability.

Type of Learning

Derash from an item singled out from the general rule: kindling teaches חילוק מלאכות.

What Is Learned

Kindling is singled out to establish the principle of separate liability for each primary category of Shabbos labor.