Derasha 1 on Bereishis 4:14

TT #170 · Parashas Bereishis · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 14

Complete Passuk

הֵן֩ גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ אֹתִ֜י הַיּ֗וֹם מֵעַל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה וּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶסָּתֵ֑ר וְהָיִ֜יתִי נָ֤ע וָנָד֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהָיָ֥ה כׇל־מֹצְאִ֖י יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Nedarim 41a (verified).

E-Daf image (Nedarim 41a)

Core Text

Core Textאָמַר רַבִּי אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרִי: כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיעַ קִצּוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם הַכֹּל מוֹשְׁלִים בּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְהָיָה כׇל מֹצְאִי יַהַרְגֵנִי.
English of Core Text: Rabbi Alexandri said: Once a person’s end has arrived, everyone rules over him, as it is said “and it will be that whoever finds me will kill me.”
On the daf / in context: The verse is applied to the vulnerability of a person whose time has come; even lesser forces can overcome him.
Type of Learning: Custom (vulnerability at the end of life)
What Is Learned: When a person’s allotted time arrives, anyone who encounters him can overpower him.