Derasha 1 on Behaalosecha 10:25

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 25

The Complete Passuk

וְנָסַ֗ע דֶּ֚גֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־דָ֔ן מְאַסֵּ֥ף לְכׇל־הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖ת לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָא֔וֹ אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Dan is “מאסף לכל המחנות” — the rear-guard that gathers stragglers and lost objects of the other camps.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְנָסַ֗ע דֶּ֚גֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־דָ֔ן מְאַסֵּ֥ף לְכׇל־הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖ת לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם׃

English: “The banner of the camp of the children of Dan, the gatherer for all the camps.”

Type of Learning

Rear-guard role — Dan closes the march and recovers what was left behind.

What Is Learned

The last camp is charged with the chesed of not abandoning the weak or the lost.