Noach 11:7 · unit 2

TT #82 · Parashas Noach · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 11:7

The Complete Passuk

הָ֚בָה נֵֽרְדָ֔ה וְנָבְלָ֥ה שָׁ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֑ם…

“Come, let Us go down and confuse their language there…”

Chabad.org — 11:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Yochanan (Sanhedrin 38b) — reply to the Sadducees.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 38b

E-Daf image — Sanhedrin 38b (size=3)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
נֵרְדָה וְנָבְלָה — אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁפָּקְרוּ הַצַּדּוּקִים תְּשׁוּבָתָם בְּצִדָּם… מַה כְּתִיב גַּבֵּי וַיֵּרֶד ה׳.

English: “Let Us go down” — R’ Yochanan said: Wherever the Sadducees attacked, their refutation is at their side… what is written afterward? “And Hashem went down” (singular).

Type of Learning

Custom (answer to those who read plurality into the divine speech).

What Is Learned

Although the invitation is phrased in the plural, the actual descent is described in the singular, refuting any claim of multiple deities.