Reeh 12:12 · unit 1

TT #47 · Parashas Reeh · First Aliyah · Passuk 12:12

The Complete Passuk

וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵי֮ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒ אַתֶּ֨ם וּבְנֵיכֶ֤ם וּבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ וְעַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיכֶ֔ם וְהַלֵּוִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין ל֛וֹ חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה אִתְּכֶֽם׃

And you shall rejoice before Hashem your God — you and your sons and your daughters and your manservants and your maidservants and the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

Chabad.org — 12:12

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּבְנֵיכֶם וּבְנֹתֵיכֶם וגו׳ – הֶחָבִיב חָבִיב קוֹדֵם.

English: “And your sons and your daughters…” — The more beloved comes first.

On the daf / in context: The order of the list reflects the degree of natural affection: sons before daughters, and so on through the household members.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the sequence of household members.

What Is Learned

The order in the verse follows the relative degree of natural endearment within the household.