Derasha 2 on Acharei Mos 18:30
Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:30
The Complete Passuk
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י לְבִלְתִּ֨י עֲשׂ֜וֹת מֵחֻקּ֤וֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשׂ֣וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִֽטַּמְּא֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Yevamos 21a.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Yevamos 21a
ושמרתם את משמרתי — עשו משמרת למשמרתי: רמז לשניות לעריות מן התורה.
English: “Keep My charge” — make a guard for My charge: a scriptural hint for the secondary arayot (sheniyot).
Type of Learning
Sheniyot as a guard
What Is Learned
The rabbinic extensions of forbidden relations are framed as a protective fence authorized by this verse.