Derasha 34 on Naso 7:12

Parashas Naso · Passuk 7:12

The Complete Passuk

וַיְהִ֗י הַמַּקְרִ֛יב בַּיּ֥וֹם הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן אֶת־קׇרְבָּנ֑וֹ נַחְשׁ֥וֹן בֶּן־עַמִּינָדָ֖ב לְמַטֵּ֥ה יְהוּדָֽה׃

The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Bamidbar Rabbah 13:9.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bamidbar Rabbah 13:9
ביום הראשון — מה ת״ל ביום הראשון? לומר שהיה ראשון לכל ימות השבוע.

English: “On the first day” — what does “on the first day” teach? That it was the first of all the days of the week.

In context: The midrash notes that the dedication began on a Sunday, the first day of the week.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal identify the first day of the princes’ offerings as the first day of the week.