Eikev 8:16 · unit 1

Parashas Eikev · Passuk 8:16

The Complete Passuk

הַמַּאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ מָן֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדְע֖וּן אֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ לְמַ֣עַן עַנֹּֽתְךָ֗ וּלְמַ֙עַן֙ נַסֹּתֶ֔ךָ לְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖ בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃

who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your ancestors had never known, in order to test you by hardships only to benefit you in the end—

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yoma 74b.

TT lemma: למען ענתך.

Sefaria — Yoma 74b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
למען ענתך. מהו למען ענותך, רבי אמי ורבי אסי, חד אמר אינו דומה מי שיש לו פת בסלו למי שאין לו פת בסלו, וחד אמר אינו דומה מי שרואה ואוכל למי שאינו רואה ואוכל, ומסיים בגמרא מכאן רמז לסומין שאוכלין ואינם שבעין

English: What is “in order to afflict you”? R’ Ammi and R’ Assi: one said, one who has bread in his basket is not like one who has no bread in his basket; the other said, one who sees and eats is not like one who does not see and eat. The Gemara concludes that this is a hint concerning blind people who eat but are not satisfied.

On the daf / in context: Yoma 74b; Shabbos 25b.

Type of Learning

Custom (affliction of the manna; hint for Shabbos lights)

What Is Learned

The manna’s daily uncertainty and lack of visible variety are forms of affliction; seeing one’s food is part of oneg Shabbos.