Derasha 25 on Vayikra 12:3

TT #25 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3

The Complete Passuk

וּבַיּ֖וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י יִמּ֖וֹל בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃

English: On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 12:3

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Yerushalmi Kiddushin 1:7.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Kiddushin 1:7
מכאן שהאב מצוה על בנו למולו.

English: From here it is derived that the father is commanded to circumcise his son.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The verse establishes the father's obligation to circumcise his son.