Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 10:35

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 35

The Complete Passuk

וַיְהִ֛י בִּנְסֹ֥עַ הָאָרֹ֖ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֑ה קוּמָ֣ה ׀ יְהֹוָ֗ה וְיָפֻ֙צוּ֙ אֹֽיְבֶ֔יךָ וְיָנֻ֥סוּ מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah (Shabbos 116a and related): the section “ויהי בנסוע הארון” is marked with inverted nuns — it is a separate book, or a displacement, according to the views in the sugya.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וַיְהִ֛י בִּנְסֹ֥עַ הָאָרֹ֖ן

English: “And it was when the Aron set out” — marked with inverted nuns; a book on its own, or a section that was uprooted (according to the views).

Type of Learning

Special status of the unit — the graphic signs signal that these verses stand apart.

What Is Learned

The Torah itself marks this prayer as a distinct unit within the larger narrative.