Pinchas 26:9 · unit 1 — Dasan and Aviram were wicked from beginning to end
Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 26:9
The Complete Passuk
וּבְנֵי אֱלִיאָב נְמוּאֵל וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם הוּא־דָתָן וַאֲבִירָם קְרִיאֵי הָעֵדָה אֲשֶׁר הִצּוּ עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַל־אַהֲרֹן בַּעֲדַת קֹרַח בְּהַצֹּתָם עַל־ה׳׃
And the sons of Eliav: Nemuel and Dasan and Aviram; these are Dasan and Aviram, the elect of the congregation, who contended against Moshe and against Aharon in the congregation of Korach when they contended against Hashem.
Chabad.org — 26:9
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Megillah 11a
Sefaria — Megillah 11a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
הֵם בְּרִשְׁעָתָם מִתְּחִלָּתָם וְעַד סוֹפָם.
English: They [remained] in their wickedness from their beginning to their end.
Type of Learning Identification of character continuity.
What Is Learned “Hu Dasan va-Aviram” marks the same men as consistently rebellious.
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