Vaeira 9:35

Parashas Vaeira · Last passuk · Closing of the parsha

Complete Passuk

וַיֶּֽחֱזַק֙ לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שִׁלַּ֖ח אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

So Pharaoh’s heart stiffened and he would not let the children of Israel go, just as Hashem had spoken through Moshe.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah does not list a primary unit on this exact closing passuk in the present harvest. The verse restates the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart at the end of the hail narrative, sealing the parsha’s arc.

Core Text

Core Text

כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ה׳ בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה — סִיּוּם הַפָּרָשָׁה בְּקִיּוּם דְּבַר ה׳: לֵב פַּרְעֹה חָזָק, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל עֲדַיִן לֹא יָצְאוּ.

English: “As Hashem had spoken through Moshe” — the parsha closes with the fulfillment of the divine word: Pharaoh’s heart remains hard, and Israel has not yet gone out.

On the daf / in context: The final verse of Va’eira is a narrative seal, not a new sign. It points forward to Bo, where the last plagues force the release.
Type of Learning: Custom (structural closing)
What Is Learned: The parsha ends mid-drama: the word of Hashem stands, Pharaoh has not yielded, and the next parsha must complete the confrontation.