Shelach 13:30 · unit 1 — Calev stilled the people
Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 30
The Complete Passuk
וַיַּ֧הַס כָּלֵ֛ב אֶת־הָעָ֖ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עָלֹ֤ה נַעֲלֶה֙ וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּ אֹתָ֔הּ כִּֽי־יָכ֥וֹל נוּכַ֖ל לָֽהּ׃
Calev stilled the people toward Moshe and said: We shall surely go up and take possession of it, for we can surely overcome it.
Chabad.org — 13:30
Source Citation
Torah Temimah on ויהס כלב: Sotah 35a — Rabbah: he drew them with words.
Sefaria — Sotah 35a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
״וַיַּהַס כָּלֵב אֶת הָעָם אֶל מֹשֶׁה״, אָמַר רַבָּה: שֶׁהִסִּיתָן בִּדְבָרִים.
English: “Calev stilled the people toward Moshe” — Rabbah said: that he drew them with words.
Type of Learning
Lexical reading of ויהס.
What Is Learned
Calev quieted the crowd by persuasive speech, turning attention back toward Moshe.