Derasha 1 on Vayikra 9:1

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וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י קָרָ֣א מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו וּלְזִקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 9 with Rashi

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י קָרָ֣א מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו וּלְזִקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Source Citation

Megillah 10b.

E-Daf.com — Megillah 10b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Megillah 10b
וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי. וּתְנַן, אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם הָיְתָה שִׂמְחָה לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא כְּיוֹם שֶׁנִּבְרְאוּ בּוֹ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ; כְּתִיב הָכָא וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי, וּכְתִיב הָתָם וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָד.

English: “And it was on the eighth day.” That day was a joy before the Holy One, blessed be He, like the day on which heaven and earth were created. Here it says “and it was on the eighth day,” and there it says “and it was evening and it was morning,” linking the two by the repeated expression vayehi.

Type of Learning

Gezeirah shavah — the repeated expression vayehi links the eighth day of the Mishkan to the day of Creation.

What Is Learned

The eighth day was a day of joy before the Holy One, comparable to the day on which heaven and earth were created; the derivation links the repeated word ויהי.