Shemos 2:9 · unit 1 — take this child

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

וַתֹּ֧אמֶר לָ֣הּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֗ה הֵילִ֜יכִי אֶת־הַיֶּ֤לֶד הַזֶּה֙ וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּ לִ֔י וַאֲנִ֖י אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת־שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְ וַתִּקַּ֧ח הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ׃

And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed it.

Chabad.org — 2:9

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Chama bar Chanina — Sotah 12b (verified).

Sefaria — Sotah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

היליכי את הילד — א״ר חמא ב״ר חנינא: מתנבאה ואינה יודעת מה מתנבאה, היליכי – הא שליכי.

English: “Take (heiliichi) this child” — R’ Chama bar Chanina said: She prophesied without knowing what she prophesied: heiliichi — behold, he is yours (ha shelachi).

On the daf / in context: Bas Pharaoh’s wording is midrashically heard as an unintended declaration that the child already belongs to Yocheved.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that Bas Pharaoh’s speech contained an unwitting prophecy restoring Moshe to his mother.

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