Ki Seitzei 25:17 · unit 2

TT #786 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:17

The Complete Passuk

זָכ֕וֹר אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ עֲמָלֵ֑ק בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

Remember what Amalek did to you on the way when you came out of Egypt,

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

TT lemma: בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

בַּדֶּרֶךְ – בִּשְׁעַת טִרְדַּתְכֶם; בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם – בִּשְׁעַת גְּאֻלַּתְכֶם.

English: “On the way” — at the time of your weariness; “when you came out of Egypt” — at the time of your redemption.

On the daf / in context: Amalek attacked at a moment of vulnerability, immediately after the Exodus.

Type of Learning

Derash on the circumstances of the attack.

What Is Learned

Amalek’s crime is heightened by the fact that he attacked Israel when they were weary and newly redeemed.