Derasha 1 on Bereishis 6:6

TT #202 · Parashas Bereishis · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 6

Complete Passuk

וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֥ה אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖ב אֶל־לִבּֽוֹ׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin 108a (verified).

E-Daf image (Sanhedrin 108a)

Core Text

Core Textאָמַר רַב דִּימִי: אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: יָפֶה עָשִׂיתִי שֶׁתִּקַּנְתִּי לָהֶם קְבָרִים בָּאָרֶץ... וְאִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: אָמַר, לֹא יָפֶה עָשִׂיתִי...
English of Core Text: Rav Dimi said: The Holy One, blessed be He, said: I did well that I prepared graves for them in the earth... And some say: He said, I did not do well...
On the daf / in context: The verb “vayyinachem” is read in two opposite directions — consolation that graves were prepared, or regret at having created man — both anchored in parallel uses of the root.
Type of Learning: Custom (dual reading of “vayyinachem”)
What Is Learned: “Vayyinachem” is expounded either as divine satisfaction that burial was provided or as divine regret at having made man.