Vaeira 6:13 · unit 1 — He commanded them

Parashas Vaeira

The Complete Passuk

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהֹוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֒ וַיְצַוֵּם֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְהוֹצִ֥יא אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ {ס}

So GOD spoke to both Moses and Aaron in regard to the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, instructing them to deliver the Israelites from the land of Egypt.

Chabad.org — 6:13

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak — Yerushalmi / TT (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

ויצום אל בני ישראל — א״ר שמואל בר רב יצחק: על מה צום – על פרשת שלוח עבדים.

English: “And He commanded them regarding the children of Israel” — R’ Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak said: Concerning what did He command them? Concerning the portion of sending forth slaves.

On the daf / in context: The command is linked to the later law of freeing Hebrew slaves in the seventh year — a measure-for-measure echo of Israel’s own liberation.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal connect this command to the future mitzvah of releasing Hebrew slaves.