Vaeira 6:25 · unit 1 — of the daughters of Putiel

Parashas Vaeira

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶלְעָזָ֨ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֜ן לָקַֽח־ל֨וֹ מִבְּנ֤וֹת פּֽוּטִיאֵל֙ ל֣וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ אֶת־פִּֽינְחָ֑ס אֵ֗לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲב֥וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃

And Aaron’s son Eleazar took to wife one of Putiel’s daughters, and she bore him Phinehas. Those are the heads of the ancestral houses of the Levites by their families.

Chabad.org — 6:25

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sotah 43a / TT (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “Of the daughters of Putiel” — What is Putiel? Yosef. And why was he called Putiel? Because he struggled with his inclination (pitpet beyitzro).