Derasha 7 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: the phrase “מעמיה” is the standard kares formula.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָ — לְשׁוֹן כָּרֵת הָרָגִיל.
English: “That soul shall be cut off from its people” — the regular language of kares.
Type of Learning
Standard penalty formula — Pesach omission joins the list of mitzvos whose willful neglect is punished by kares.
What Is Learned
The Torah places the Pesach among the most serious positive commandments.