Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 10:36

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 36

The Complete Passuk

וּבְנֻחֹ֖ה יֹאמַ֑ר שׁוּבָ֣ה יְהֹוָ֔ה רִֽבְב֖וֹת אַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: “ובנחה יאמר שובה ה׳” — when the Aron rests, Moshe asks Hashem to return to the myriads of thousands of Israel.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּבְנֻחֹ֖ה יֹאמַ֑ר שׁוּבָ֣ה יְהֹוָ֔ה רִֽבְב֖וֹת אַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

English: “And when it rested he would say: Return, Hashem, to the myriads of thousands of Israel.”

Type of Learning

Prayer at rest — settling is also marked by speech to Hashem.

What Is Learned

Rest is not the absence of relationship; it is a request for Hashem’s presence among the multitudes.