Pinchas 27:20 · unit 1 — gazing at the Nasi dims the eyes

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 27:20

The Complete Passuk

וְנָתַתָּה מֵהוֹדְךָ עָלָיו לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

And you shall put some of your majesty upon him, so that all the congregation of the children of Yisrael may hear.

Chabad.org — 27:20

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Chagigah 16b

Sefaria — Chagigah 16b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
דָּרַשׁ רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בַּר נַחְמָנִי, כָּל הַמִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּנָּשִׂיא עֵינָיו כֵּהוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְנָתַתָּ מֵהוֹדְךָ עָלָיו.

English: R. Yehudah bar Nachmani expounded: whoever gazes at the Nasi, his eyes grow dim, as it is said “and you shall put some of your majesty upon him.”

Type of Learning

Danger of staring at transferred hod.

What Is Learned

The radiance placed on Yehoshua is not for casual looking.