Derasha 1 on Lech Lecha 17:27

TT #1 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 17:27 (closing)

Complete Passuk

וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ יְלִ֣יד בַּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֖סֶף מֵאֵ֣ת בֶּן־נֵכָ֑ר נִמֹּ֖לוּ אִתּֽוֹ׃

And all the men of his house, home-born and bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Closing verse of the parsha — the household enters the covenant together with Avraham.

Core Text

Core Text וְכָל אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ… נִמֹּלוּ אִתּוֹ.
English of Core Text: And all the men of his house… were circumcised with him.
On the daf / in context: The final verse seals the communal scope of the first mass circumcision under the new name Avraham.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The covenant of milah is immediately extended to the entire household.