Bamidbar 3:1 · unit 1 — these are the generations of Aharon and Moshe

Parashas Bamidbar

The Complete Passuk

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תּוֹלְדֹ֥ת אַהֲרֹ֖ן וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה בְּי֗וֹם דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּהַ֥ר סִינָֽי׃

This is the line of Aaron and Moses at the time that GOD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

Chabad.org — 3:1

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Shmuel bar Nachmani in the name of R’ Yonasan — Sanhedrin 19b (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

ואלה תולדת אהרן ומשה — א״ר שמואל בר נחמני א״ר יונתן: כל המלמד את בן חבירו תורה מעלה עליו הכתוב כאלו ילדו.

English: “And these are the generations of Aharon and Moshe” — R’ Shmuel bar Nachmani said in the name of R’ Yonasan: Whoever teaches the son of his fellow Torah, Scripture regards him as if he had begotten him.

On the daf / in context: Only Aharon’s sons are listed, yet the verse names both Aharon and Moshe; the midrash resolves this by equating the teacher with the biological parent.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that one who teaches another’s child Torah is credited as if he had given birth to him.