And he shall stand before Elazar the Kohen, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Hashem; at his word they shall go out and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Yisrael with him, and all the congregation.
English: Not “in the order of the Urim” is written here but “by the judgment of the Urim,” teaching that when Yisrael go out to war the Heavenly court sits over them whether to prevail or to be defeated.
Type of Learning
Judgment dimension of wartime inquiry.
What Is Learned
Asking the Urim invokes a heavenly din on the war’s outcome.