EXTRA 1 on Masei 33:18 (within SKIP 33:04–37)
Parashas Masei · Side-ring from SKIP 33:04–37
The Complete Passuk (33:18)
וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵחֲצֵרֹ֑ת וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּרִתְמָֽה׃
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Source Citation
Classical midrash (cited by Rashi on 33:18; cf. Tehillim 120:3–4)
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּרִתְמָה — עַל שֵׁם לָשׁוֹן הָרָע שֶׁל מְרַגְּלִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תְּהִלִּים קכ) מַה יִּתֵּן לְךָ וּמַה יֹּסִיף לָךְ לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה, חִצֵּי גִּבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים עִם גַּחֲלֵי רְתָמִים. (מִדְרָשׁ / רַשִׁ״י)
Type of Learning
Classical midrash (name-derivation)
What Is Learned
Rithmah is named for the spies’ lashon hara — “coals of rothem (juniper)” that burn long and deep. The station list quietly marks where the evil report was spoken.