Derasha 2 on Bereishis 2:24

TT #111 · Parashas Bereishis · Second Aliyah · Passuk 24

Complete Passuk

עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin 58a (verified).

E-Daf image (Sanhedrin 58a)

Core Text

Core Textוְדָבַק — וְלֹא בְּזָכָר; בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ — וְלֹא בְּאֵשֶׁת חֲבֵרוֹ.
English of Core Text: “And he shall cleave” — and not to a male; “to his wife” — and not to his fellow’s wife.
On the daf / in context: The language of cleaving is restricted to a wife, excluding male-male relations and adultery from the permitted bond.
Type of Learning: Custom (limits of “davak”)
What Is Learned: Cleaving is permitted only to one’s own wife, not to a male or to another’s wife.