Ki Seitzei 25:18 · unit 3

TT #789 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:18

The Complete Passuk

אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָֽרְךָ֜ בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וַיְזַנֵּ֤ב בְּךָ֙ כָּל־הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִ֣ים אַֽחֲרֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה עָיֵ֣ף וְיָגֵ֑עַ וְלֹ֥א יָרֵ֖א אֱלֹהִֽים׃

how he happened upon you on the way and cut down all the stragglers in your rear, when you were weary and exhausted, and he did not fear God.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

TT lemma: וְאַתָּה עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ וְלֹא יָרֵא אֱלֹהִים.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ – יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְלֹא יָרֵא אֱלֹהִים – עֲמָלֵק.

English: “Weary and exhausted” — refers to Israel; “and he did not fear God” — refers to Amalek.

On the daf / in context: The final clause is assigned to Amalek, explaining the moral gravity of the attack.

Type of Learning

Derash partitioning the verse between Israel and Amalek.

What Is Learned

Israel was weary and exhausted; Amalek, by contrast, acted without fear of God.