Korach 16:25 · unit 1 — he went to Dasan and Aviram

Parashas Korach · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 25

The Complete Passuk

וַיָּ֣קׇם מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־דָּתָ֣ן וַאֲבִירָ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרָ֖יו זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And Moshe rose and went to Dasan and Aviram, and the elders of Israel went after him.

Torah Temimah: Resh Lakish — from here we learn that one does not perpetuate a dispute. Moshe went to them when they would not come to him.

Core Text

מִכָּאן שֶׁאֵין מַחֲזִיקִין בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת — וַיָּקׇם מֹשֶׁה וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם.

English: From here: one does not perpetuate a dispute — and Moshe rose and went to Dasan and Aviram.

Duty to seek peace even after refusal.

When the other side will not come, the leader still walks toward them — so that the quarrel not be held open by his own side.