Ki Seitzei 23:04 · unit 4
TT #326 · 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
לְקַלְלֶךָּ – נִתְכַּוְּנוּ לְרָעָה.
English: “To curse you” — they intended harm.
On the daf / in context: The purpose of hiring Balaam was to bring a curse upon Israel.
Type of Learning Clarification of intent.
What Is Learned The hiring of Balaam was an intentional act of hostility.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.