Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanite who dwells in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the terebinths of Moreh?
English: “Behind the way” — He said to them: Go by the road, and not through fields and vineyards.
On the daf / in context: The instruction protects the produce of the Land that is about to become theirs; they are to travel the established road rather than cutting across cultivated fields.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — practical guidance for the route of entry.
What Is Learned
They must travel the public road and may not damage fields or vineyards on their way.