Chukas 21:18 · unit 2 — one who engages in Torah is elevated
Parashas Chukas · Passuk 21:18
The Complete Passuk
בְּאֵ֞ר חֲפָר֣וּהָ שָׂרִ֗ים כָּר֙וּהָ֙ נְדִיבֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם בִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר מַתָּנָֽה׃
The well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people delved, with the lawgiver, with their staffs; and from the wilderness to Mattanah.
Chabad.org — 21:18
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Avos 6:2
Sefaria — Avos 6:2
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
כָּל מִי שֶׁעוֹסֵק בְּתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה הֲרֵי זֶה מִתְעַלֶּה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וּמִמַּתָּנָה נַחֲלִיאֵל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵל בָּמוֹת.
English: Whoever engages in Torah study is elevated, as it is said “and from Mattanah to Nachaliel and from Nachaliel to Bamoth.”
Type of Learning
Progression of place-names as spiritual ascent.
What Is Learned
Torah study raises a person step by step.