Derasha 5 on Bamidbar 2:17

Parashas Bamidbar · Passuk 2:17

The Complete Passuk

וְנָסַ֧ע אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֛ד מַחֲנֵ֥ה הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יַחֲנוּ֙ כֵּ֣ן יִסָּ֔עוּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־יָד֖וֹ לְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ {ס}

Then, midway between the divisions, the Tent of Meeting, the division of the Levites, shall move. As they camp, so they shall march, each in position, by their standards.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Bamidbar Rabbah 2:9.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bamidbar Rabbah 2:9
ונסע אהל מועד —\ldots ביציאת הבשר חוץ למחנה.

English: “And the Tent of Meeting shall journey” — \ldots when the meat goes outside the camp.

In context: Further units on the same passuk address the boundaries of the camp for sacrificial meat and related purity rules during travel.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal continue the discussion of camp boundaries and the status of sacrificial meat while the nation is on the move.