Ki Seitzei 23:05 · unit 2
TT #327 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:05
The Complete Passuk
וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֞ה יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ לְּךָ֛ אֶת־הַקְּלָלָ֖ה לִבְרָכָ֑ה כִּ֥י אֲהֵֽבְךָ֖ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃
But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, and the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.
Chabad.org — 23:05
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 249.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ אֶת הַקְּלָלָה לִבְרָכָה – הֲפָכַת הַקְּלָלָה.
English: “And the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you” — the transformation of the curse.
On the daf / in context: Not only was the curse blocked; it was inverted into blessing.
Type of Learning
Derash on the inversion.
What Is Learned
Hashem transformed Balaam’s intended curse into a blessing.