Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 10:5

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 5

The Complete Passuk

וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֑ה וְנָֽסְעוּ֙ הַֽמַּחֲנ֔וֹת הַחֹנִ֖ים קֵֽדְמָה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: “ותקעתם תרועה” teaches that tekiah and teruah are distinct blasts.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֑ה — תְּקִיעָה בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָהּ וּתְרוּעָה בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָהּ.

English: “And you shall sound a teruah” — tekiah by itself and teruah by itself.

Type of Learning

Separation of blasts — the verse structure proves two distinct sound-types.

What Is Learned

The camp moves on a teruah that is preceded and followed by tekiah; the sounds are not collapsed into one.