Shelach 14:22 · unit 2 — ten trials enumerated

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 22

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֣י כׇל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הָרֹאִ֤ים אֶת־כְּבוֹדִי֙ וְאֶת־אֹ֣תֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֥יתִי בְמִצְרַ֖יִם וּבַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיְנַסּ֣וּ אֹתִ֗י זֶ֚ה עֶ֣שֶׂר פְּעָמִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּקוֹלִֽי׃

For all the men who have seen My glory… and have tested Me these ten times…

Chabad.org — 14:22

Source Citation

Torah Temimah / Arachin: R’ Yehudah enumerates ten trials.

Sefaria — Arachin 15a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא: אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, עֶשֶׂר נִסְיוֹנוֹת נִיסּוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: שְׁנַיִם בַּיָּם, וּשְׁנַיִם בַּמַּיִם, שְׁנַיִם בַּמָּן, שְׁנַיִם בַּשְּׂלָיו, אַחַת בָּעֵגֶל, וְאַחַת בְּמִדְבַּר פָּארָן.

English: It is taught: R’ Yehudah said, Our fathers tested the Holy One with ten trials: two at the sea, two with water, two with the manna, two with the quail, one with the calf, and one in the wilderness of Paran.

Type of Learning

Enumeration of the ten tests.

What Is Learned

Paran (the spies) is the tenth trial in the classic list.