Korach 16:15 · unit 2 — not one donkey

Parashas Korach · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 15

The Complete Passuk

… לֹ֠א חֲמ֨וֹר אֶחָ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ נָשָׂ֔אתִי וְלֹ֥א הֲרֵעֹ֖תִי אֶת־אַחַ֥ד מֵהֶֽם׃

…I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I harmed one of them.

Torah Temimah: Moshe’s self-defense of integrity in office.

Core Text

לֹא חֲמוֹר אֶחָד מֵהֶם נָשָׂאתִי וְלֹא הֲרֵעֹתִי אֶת אַחַד מֵהֶם.

English: I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I harmed one of them.

Clean hands of leadership.

Even a single donkey of benefit from the people is denied — the leadership claim rests on service, not extraction.