Shelach 15:22 · unit 3 — for your generations
Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 22
The Complete Passuk
וְכִ֣י תִשְׁגּ֔וּ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַמִּצְוֺ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And when you err…
Chabad.org — 15:22
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Tanna de-vei R’ Yishmael — “tzav” implies urgency now and for the generations.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
תַּנָּא דְּבֵי רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל: כׇּל מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״צַו״ אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא זֵרוּז מִיָּד וּלְדוֹרוֹת.
English: The school of R’ Yishmael taught: Wherever “command” is said, it is only urgency immediately and for the generations.
Type of Learning
Language of lasting command.
What Is Learned
The statute against this error is both immediate and enduring across the generations.