Derasha 1 on Acharei Mos 18:21

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:21

The Complete Passuk

וּמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֥ לֹא־תִתֵּ֖ן לְהַעֲבִ֣יר לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Megillah 25a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Megillah 25a
האומר ומזרעך לא תתן להעביר למולך — ולא תתן לאעברה בארמיותא — משתקין אותו בנזיפה.

English: One who expounds “do not give of your seed to pass to Molech” as “do not give [a child] to impregnate an Aramean woman” is silenced with a rebuke.

Type of Learning

Rejected homiletic reading

What Is Learned

The verse’s plain meaning concerns the Molech cult; alternative midrashim that obscure that meaning are suppressed.