Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 11:20
Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 20
The Complete Passuk
עַ֣ד ׀ חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְזָרָ֑א יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־יְהֹוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם וַתִּבְכּ֤וּ לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah citing classical sources on this passuk (pointer only — not TT’s gloss). The month of meat until it becomes loathsome — measure against the complaint.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עַ֣ד ׀ חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם׃
English: “Until a month of days, until it comes out of your nostrils.”
Type of Learning
Measure for the craving — the gift becomes the punishment.
What Is Learned
The verse binds the duration of the meat to the rejection of Hashem in their midst.