Vaeira 6:4 · unit 1 — to give them the land

Parashas Vaeira

The Complete Passuk

וְגַ֨ם הֲקִמֹ֤תִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי֙ אִתָּ֔ם לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶ֖ם אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן אֵ֛ת אֶ֥רֶץ מְגֻרֵיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־גָּ֥רוּ בָֽהּ׃

I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners.

Chabad.org — 6:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Simai — Sanhedrin 90b (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

לתת להם — תנא, ר׳ סמאי אומר: מניין לתחיית המתים מן התורה, שנאמר וגם הקמותי את בריתי אתם לתת להם את ארץ כנען — לכם לא נאמר אלא להם.

English: “To give them the land” — it was taught, R’ Simai says: From where [do we know] the resurrection of the dead from the Torah? As it is said, “And I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan” — it does not say “to you” but “to them.”

On the daf / in context: Since the Patriarchs never received the land in their lifetimes, the promise “to them” implies they will yet receive it — hence techiyas hameisim.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal derive the resurrection of the dead from the wording “to give them the land.”