Shemos 4:20 · unit 2 — on the donkey

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֗יו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמֹ֔ר וַיָּ֖שׇׁב אַ֣רְצָה מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־מַטֵּ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

So Moses took his wife and sons, mounted them on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the rod of God with him.

Chabad.org — 4:20

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Megillah 9a (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “On the donkey” — the episode of King Ptolemy\ldots and they wrote for him “on the donkey.”