Derasha 2 on Lech Lecha 13:13

TT #2 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Third Aliyah · Passuk 13:13

Complete Passuk

וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סְדֹ֔ם רָעִ֖ים וְחַטָּאִ֑ים לַה׳ מְאֹֽד׃

And the men of Sodom were wicked and sinful toward Hashem, exceedingly.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Rav Yehuda: “wicked” in their bodies, “sinful” with their money (or the reverse in the baraita).

Core Text

Core Text אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: רָעִים בְּגוּפָם… וְחַטָּאִים בְּמָמוֹנָם… בְּמַתְנִיתָא תָּנֵי: רָעִים בְּמָמוֹנָם… וְחַטָּאִים בְּגוּפָם.
English of Core Text: Rav Yehuda said: “wicked” in their bodies… and “sinful” with their money… In a baraita it was taught: “wicked” with their money… and “sinful” in their bodies.
On the daf / in context: Two complementary readings divide the two adjectives between bodily and monetary sins; both appear in the tradition.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The pair “wicked and sinful” is unpacked as covering both personal and economic corruption.