Derasha 2 on Behaalosecha 10:29
Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 29
The Complete Passuk
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה לְ֠חֹבָ֠ב בֶּן־רְעוּאֵ֣ל הַמִּדְיָנִי֮ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁה֒ נֹסְעִ֣ים ׀ אֲנַ֗חְנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֹת֖וֹ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָכֶ֑ם לְכָ֤ה אִתָּ֙נוּ֙ וְהֵטַ֣בְנוּ לָ֔ךְ כִּֽי־יְהֹוָ֥ה דִּבֶּר־ט֖וֹב עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah identifies Chovav as Yisro (or a related figure in the Midianite family) — “חותן משה.”
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לְ֠חֹבָ֠ב בֶּן־רְעוּאֵ֣ל הַמִּדְיָנִי֮ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁה֒
English: “Chovav son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moshe.”
Type of Learning
Identity of the invitee — the verse ties the invitation to Moshe’s family by marriage.
What Is Learned
The one who once advised Moshe on the judicial system is now invited into the people’s destiny.