Shelach 15:15 · unit 1 — one statute for the assembly

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 15

The Complete Passuk

הַקָּהָ֕ל חֻקָּ֥ה אַחַ֛ת לָכֶ֖ם וְלַגֵּ֣ר הַגָּ֑ר חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם כָּכֶ֛ם כַּגֵּ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

The assembly — one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns…

Chabad.org — 15:15

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on הקהל חקה אחת: shared statute for native and convert.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַקָּהָל חֻקָּה אַחַת לָכֶם וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר.

English: The assembly — one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns.

Type of Learning

Single legal regime for the community including the convert.

What Is Learned

The assembly is bound by one statute that covers both the native and the resident convert.