Chukas 21:14 · unit 2 — Torah study turns enemies into friends

Parashas Chukas · Passuk 21:14

The Complete Passuk

עַל־כֵּן֙ יֵֽאָמַ֔ר בְּסֵ֖פֶר מִלְחֲמֹ֣ת יְהֹוָ֑ה אֶת־וָהֵ֣ב בְּסוּפָ֔ה וְאֶת־הַנְּחָלִ֖ים אַרְנֽוֹן׃

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of Hashem: Vaheb in Suphah, and the wadis of Arnon.

Chabad.org — 21:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Kiddushin 30b

Sefaria — Kiddushin 30b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּא בַּר אַבָּא, אֲפִלּוּ הָאָב וּבְנוֹ, הָרַב וְתַלְמִידוֹ שֶׁעוֹסְקִין בַּתּוֹרָה וְנַעֲשׂוּ אוֹיְבִים זֶה לָזֶה אֵינָם זָזִים מִשָּׁם עַד שֶׁנַּעֲשִׂים אוֹהֲבִים זֶה לָזֶה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֶת וָהֵב בְּסוּפָה, אַל תִּקְרֵי בְּסוּפָה אֶלָּא בְּסוֹפָהּ.

English: R. Chiya bar Abba said: even a father and son, a teacher and student, who engage in Torah and become enemies of each other do not move from there until they become friends, as it is said “Vaheb in Suphah” — do not read “in Suphah” but “in its end.”

Type of Learning

Al tikrei of be-sufah / be-sofah.

What Is Learned

Serious Torah debate that turns sharp ends in restored love.