Pinchas 25:12 · unit 1 — Hashem bid Moshe to greet him first with peace

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 25:12

The Complete Passuk

לָכֵן אֱמֹר הִנְנִי נֹתֵן לוֹ אֶת־בְּרִיתִי שָׁלוֹם׃

Therefore say: Behold, I give him My covenant of peace.

Chabad.org — 25:12

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Sanhedrin 82b

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 82b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְמֹשֶׁה, הַקְדֵּים לוֹ שָׁלוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר הִנְנִי נֹתֵן לוֹ אֶת בְּרִיתִי שָׁלוֹם, וּרְאוּיָה כַּפָּרָה זוֹ שֶׁתְּהֵא מְכַפֶּרֶת וְהוֹלֶכֶת לְעוֹלָם.

English: The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moshe: Greet him first with peace, as it is said “Behold, I give him My covenant of peace”; and this atonement is fit to atone and continue forever.

Type of Learning

Divine instruction to initiate peace toward the kana’i.

What Is Learned

Pinchas is to be met with shalom; the covenant’s atonement endures.