Chukas 21:2 · unit 1 — how to make converted property endure
Parashas Chukas · Passuk 21:2
The Complete Passuk
וַיִּדַּ֨ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל נֶ֛דֶר לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אִם־נָתֹ֨ן תִּתֵּ֜ן אֶת־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדִ֔י וְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖י אֶת־עָרֵיהֶֽם׃
And Yisrael vowed a vow to Hashem and said: If You will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities.
Chabad.org — 21:2
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: various (TT)
Sefaria — TT Numbers 21:2
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
הַמַּחֲזִיק בְּנִכְסֵי הַגֵּר מַה יַּעֲשֶׂה וְיִתְקַיְּמוּ בְּיָדוֹ, יִקַּח בָּהֶם סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה.
English: One who takes hold of a convert’s property — what should he do so that it endure in his hand? Let him purchase with it a Sefer Torah.
Type of Learning
Practical counsel tied to the vow of dedication.
What Is Learned
Dedicating acquired property to Torah strengthens its lasting hold.