Pinchas 26:59 · unit 1 — Yocheved was conceived on the road and born between the walls

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 26:59

The Complete Passuk

וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת עַמְרָם יוֹכֶבֶד בַּת־לֵוִי אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה אֹתָהּ לְלֵוִי בְּמִצְרָיִם וַתֵּלֶד לְעַמְרָם אֶת־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאֵת מִרְיָם אֲחֹתָם׃

And the name of Amram’s wife was Yocheved daughter of Levi, whom she bore to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram Aharon and Moshe and Miriam their sister.

Chabad.org — 26:59

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Sotah 12a

Sefaria — Sotah 12a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר רַבִּי חָמָא בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא, יוֹכֶבֶד הָיְתָה הוֹרָתָהּ בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְלֵידָתָהּ בֵּין הַחוֹמוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה אֹתָהּ לְלֵוִי בְּמִצְרָיִם, לֵידָתָהּ בְּמִצְרַיִם וְאֵין הוֹרָתָהּ בְּמִצְרַיִם.

English: R. Chama b. R. Chanina said: Yocheved was conceived on the road and born between the walls, as it is said “whom she bore to Levi in Egypt” — her birth was in Egypt, but her conception was not in Egypt.

Type of Learning

Precise reading of “born to Levi in Egypt.”

What Is Learned

Yocheved’s birth timing places her among those entering Egypt while conceived on the journey.