Derasha 10 on Behaalosecha 9:13
Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 13
The Complete Passuk
וְהָאִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא טָה֗וֹר וּבְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לֹא־הָיָ֔ה וְחָדַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔סַח וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָ כִּ֣י ׀ קׇרְבַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֗ה לֹ֤א הִקְרִיב֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ חֶטְא֥וֹ יִשָּׂ֖א הָאִ֥ישׁ הַהֽוּא׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah (summary of the 9:13 cluster): the verse is the primary source for the kares of one who willfully omits the Pesach when able.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהָאִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא טָה֗וֹר וּבְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לֹא־הָיָ֔ה וְחָדַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔סַח וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָ׃ — זֶהוּ עִיקַּר קְרָא דִּכְרֵת בַּפֶּסַח לְמִי שֶׁיָּכוֹל וְלֹא עָשָׂה.
English: “And the man who is tahor and was not on a journey and refrained from offering the Pesach — that soul shall be cut off from its people” — this is the principal verse for the kares of the Pesach upon one who was able and did not offer.
Type of Learning
Primary source verse — all later discussion of Pesach-kares orbits this language.
What Is Learned
The severity of the Pesach obligation is stated here in the plainest possible terms.