Shelach 15:30 · unit 3 — R’ Elazar ben Azaryah: idolatry
Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 30
The Complete Passuk
וְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה ׀ בְּיָ֣ד רָמָ֗ה … אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה ה֣וּא מְגַדֵּ֑ף …
…he blasphemes Hashem…
Chabad.org — 15:30
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: R’ Elazar ben Azaryah — the verse speaks of one who serves idolatry.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה אוֹמֵר: בְּעוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר.
English: It is taught: R’ Elazar ben Azaryah says: The verse speaks of one who serves idolatry.
Type of Learning
Alternative reading of high-handed sin.
What Is Learned
On this view the high-handed actor of this verse is the idolater, linking back to 15:22.