Derasha 6 on Naso 5:04

Parashas Naso · Passuk 5:04

The Complete Passuk

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיְשַׁלְּח֣וּ אוֹתָ֔ם אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}

The Israelites did so, putting them outside the camp; as GOD had spoken to Moses, so the Israelites did.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Pesachim 67a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 67a
כן עשו — מה ת״ל? ללמד שאף הטמאים עצמן לא עכבו.

English: “So they did” — what does this teach? That even the impure themselves did not delay.

In context: The doubled language of compliance is midrashically read as including the voluntary departure of those who were impure.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the impure cooperated and did not resist being sent from the camp.