Derasha on Bamidbar 33:38 · TT unit 3
Parashas Masei · Passuk 33:38 · TT note 3
The Complete Passuk
וַיַּ֩עַל֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶל־הֹ֥ר הָהָ֛ר עַל־פִּ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה וַיָּ֣מׇת שָׁ֑ם בִּשְׁנַ֣ת הָֽאַרְבָּעִ֗ים לְצֵ֤את בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֖י בְּאֶחָ֥ד לַחֹֽדֶשׁ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Rosh Hashana 1:1 (TT note on “בִּשְׁנַת הָאַרְבָּעִים לְצֵאת”).
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Yerushalmi Rosh Hashana
בִּשְׁנַת הָאַרְבָּעִים לְצֵאת — מַגִּיד שֶׁמּוֹנִין הַשָּׁנִים לִיצִיאַת מִצְרָיִם.
English: “In the fortieth year of the going out” — this teaches that one counts the years from the Exodus from Egypt.
Type of Learning
Custom — scriptural dating formula as a standing calendar of the Exodus.
What Is Learned
The Torah’s own chronology uses years from the Exodus; Aaron’s death date is fixed in that count.