Vaeira 6:6 · unit 2 — from under the burdens of Egypt

Parashas Vaeira

The Complete Passuk

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֥ר לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ אֲנִ֣י יְהֹוָה֒ וְהוֹצֵאתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֗ם מִתַּ֙חַת֙ סִבְלֹ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑ם וְגָאַלְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ בִּזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבִשְׁפָטִ֖ים גְּדֹלִֽים׃

Say, therefore, to the Israelite people: I am GOD. I will free you from the labors of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and through extraordinary chastisements.

Chabad.org — 6:6

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to baraisa — Rosh Hashanah 11a (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

מתחת סבלות מצרים — תניא: בראש השנה בטלה עבודה מאבותינו במצרים.

English: “From under the burdens of Egypt” — it was taught: On Rosh Hashanah the labor ceased from our fathers in Egypt.

On the daf / in context: A parallel verse about Yosef is used to fix the date; the midrash places the end of the physical bondage on Rosh Hashanah before the full Exodus in Nisan.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the forced labor ended on Rosh Hashanah.