Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 12:9

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 9

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֧ף יְהֹוָ֛ה בָּ֖ם וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃

Torah Temimah citing Shabbos 97a (pointer only). “בם” teaches Aharon too was struck with tzaraas.

Core Text

תַּנְיָא כְּמַאן דְּאָמַר אַף אַהֲרֹן נִצְטָרַע, דִּכְתִיב: ״וַיִּפֶן אַהֲרֹן אֶל מִרְיָם וְהִנֵּה מְצֹרָעַת״.

English: “And the anger of Hashem burned against them.” This teaches that Aharon too was struck with tzaraas.