Balak 23:22 · unit 1 — who brings them out of Egypt
Parashas Balak · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 22 · TT unit 1
The Complete Passuk
אֵ֖ל מוֹצִיאָ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥ת רְאֵ֖ם לֽוֹ׃
God who brings them out of Egypt is for them like the horns of a wild ox.
Chabad.org — 23:22
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Berachos 38a — from here that מוציא means “who brings out.”
Sefaria — Berachos 38a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
״אֵל מוֹצִיאָם מִמִּצְרָיִם״ — מִכָּאן דְּמוֹצִיא דְּאַפֵּיק מַשְׁמַע.
English: “God who brings them out of Egypt” — from here [we learn] that motzi means one who has brought out.
Type of Learning
Linguistic proof for the wording of blessings (motzi).
What Is Learned
The verse’s מוציאם anchors the halakhic preference for past-tense wording in the blessing over bread.