Derasha 4 on Behar 25:17

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 25:17

The Complete Passuk

וְלֹ֤א תוֹנוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־עֲמִית֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

Torah Temimah cites Bava Metzia 59b.

Core Text — Bava Metzia 59b

וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ. כָּל דָּבָר הַמָּסוּר לַלֵּב נֶאֱמַר בּוֹ וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ.

English: “And you shall fear your God.” Concerning every matter that is entrusted to the heart, “and you shall fear your God” is said.

Classical derasha (Bavli Bava Metzia).

Whenever a mitzvah depends on internal intention that only God can verify, the Torah adds the warning “fear your God.”