Derasha 2 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 on this passuk (citation pointer only). Core text is Chazal as recorded — “le-zara” as foreign / loathsome.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְזָרָ֑א׃
English: “And it shall be for you a zarah (something foreign / loathsome).”
Type of Learning
Semantic force of zarah — the desired meat turns alien.
What Is Learned
Craving fulfilled against the will of Heaven becomes repulsion.