Derasha 1 on Bereishis 6:5

TT #199 · Parashas Bereishis · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 5

Complete Passuk

וַיַּ֣רְא יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֥י רַבָּ֛ה רָעַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְכׇל־יֵ֙צֶר֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת לִבּ֔וֹ רַ֥ק רַ֖ע כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin 108a (verified).

E-Daf image (Sanhedrin 108a)

Core Text

Core Textאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: דּוֹר הַמַּבּוּל בְּרַבָּה קִלְקְלוּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם, וּבְרַבָּה נִדּוֹנוּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר נִבְקְעוּ כׇּל מַעְיְנוֹת תְּהוֹם רַבָּה.
English of Core Text: Rabbi Yochanan said: The generation of the Flood corrupted with “much” (rabbah), as it is said “for the evil of man was much,” and with “much” they were judged, as it is said “all the fountains of the great deep (tehom rabbah) were split open.”
On the daf / in context: Measure-for-measure on the word “rabbah”: the greatness of their evil was answered by the greatness of the deep.
Type of Learning: Custom (measure-for-measure on “rabbah”)
What Is Learned: They sinned with “much” and were punished with the “great” deep.