Derasha 5 on Behaalosecha 9:10
Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 10
The Complete Passuk
דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ כִּי־יִהְיֶֽה־טָמֵ֣א ׀ לָנֶ֡פֶשׁ אוֹ֩ בְדֶ֨רֶךְ רְחֹקָ֜ה לָכֶ֗ם א֚וֹ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעָ֥שָׂה פֶ֖סַח לַיהֹוָֽה׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: the phrase “לכם או לדרתיכם” extends the law of Pesach Sheni to all generations.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לָכֶ֗ם א֚וֹ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם — לְדוֹרוֹת.
English: “For you or for your generations” — for all generations.
Type of Learning
Perpetuity — the second-month remedy is not a one-time desert provision.
What Is Learned
Every generation inherits both the first Pesach and the corrective second Pesach.