Shemos 2:21 · unit 1 — Moshe was willing / swore

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

וַיּ֥וֹאֶל מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיִּתֵּ֛ן אֶת־צִפֹּרָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃

Moses consented to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah as wife.

Chabad.org — 2:21

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT / Nedarim (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

ויואל משה — אין אלה אלא שבועה, דכתיב ויבא אתו באלה.

English: “And Moshe was willing (vayoel)” — this language of alah is nothing other than an oath, as it is written “and he brought him under an oath (alah).”

On the daf / in context: Yisro required an oath that Moshe would not leave without permission, recalling Yaakov’s departure from Lavan; Moshe accepted the condition.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal read vayoel as an oath: Moshe bound himself not to depart from Yisro’s household without consent.