Derasha 2 on Acharei Mos 16:01
Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:01
The Complete Passuk
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֣י מ֔וֹת שְׁנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֑ן בְּקׇרְבָתָ֥ם לִפְנֵי־יְהֹוָ֖ה וַיָּמֻֽתוּ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
תַּנְיָא, מִנַּיִן שֶׁכְּשֵׁם שֶׁעֲבֵירַת שְׁנֵיהֶם שָׁוָה כָּךְ מִיתַת שְׁנֵיהֶם שָׁוָה, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר אַחֲרֵי מוֹת שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן.
English: From where [do we know] that just as their sin was equal, so their death was equal? Scripture says “after the death of the two sons of Aharon.”
Type of Learning
Equal death for equal sin
What Is Learned
The wording “two sons” teaches that their sin and their death were matched.