Ki Seitzei 23:04 · unit 2

TT #324 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:04

The Complete Passuk

עַל־דְּבַ֞ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־קִדְּמ֤וּ אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּלֶּ֣חֶם וּבַמַּ֔יִם בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֣ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַאֲשֶׁר֩ שָׂכַ֨ר עָלֶ֜יךָ אֶת־בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּע֗וֹר מִפְּת֛וֹר אֲרַ֥ם נַהֲרַ֖יִם לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃

Because they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Aram-naharaim to curse you.

Chabad.org — 23:04

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וַאֲשֶׁר שָׂכַר עָלֶיךָ אֶת בִּלְעָם – טַעַם שֵׁנִי.

English: “And because they hired against you Balaam” — the second reason.

On the daf / in context: The hiring of Balaam to curse Israel is the second, independent ground.

Type of Learning

Identification of the second rationale.

What Is Learned

The exclusion is also grounded in the hiring of Balaam to curse Israel.