Derasha 73 on Yisro 20:12

Parashas Yisro · Passuk 20:12

The Complete Passuk

כַּבֵּ֥ד אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִכ֣וּן יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ {ס}

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 20:12
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
תניא: נאמר "כבד את אביך ואת אמך" ונאמר "כבד את ה׳ מהונך" — מה להלן בחסרון כיס, אף כאן בחסרון כיס.

English: Any commandment whose reward is stated beside it — the court is not warned (to enforce it by flogging etc.).

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned

When Scripture places the reward next to the command, earthly courts refrain from corporal enforcement; the reward is left to God.