Reeh 13:13 · unit 4

TT #146 · Parashas Reeh · Third Aliyah · Passuk 13:13

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־תִשְׁמַ֞ע בְּאַחַ֣ת עָרֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁר֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֛ לָשֶׁ֥בֶת שָׁ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

If you hear in one of your cities that Hashem your God is giving you to dwell there, saying,

Chabad.org — 13:13

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ – פְּרָט לְחוּץ לָאָרֶץ.

English: “That Hashem your God is giving you” — this excludes the Diaspora.

On the daf / in context: The law of the ir ha-nidachas applies only within the Land that Hashem gives for dwelling; cities outside Eretz Yisrael are not subject to it.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the ir ha-nidachas law is limited to Eretz Yisrael.

What Is Learned

The law of the condemned city applies only in Eretz Yisrael, not in chutz la-aretz.