Reeh 13:19 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Parashas Reeh · Third Aliyah · Passuk 13:19

Supplementary classical material for a passuk with no Torah Temimah citation.

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹר֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ הַיָּשָׁ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

When you hearken to the voice of Hashem your God, to keep all His commandments that I command you today, to do what is right in the eyes of Hashem your God.

Chabad.org — 13:19

Source Citation

Classical source: Sifrei Devarim (closing of the ir ha-nidachat section).

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּי תִשְׁמַע בְּקוֹל ה׳ — עַל מְנָת שֶׁתִּשְׁמַע; עֲשִׂיַּת הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי ה׳ הִיא תְּנַאי הַבְּרָכָה שֶׁלְּאַחַר הַחֵרֶם.

English: “When you hearken to the voice of Hashem” — on condition that you hearken; doing what is right in the eyes of Hashem is the condition for the blessing that follows the destruction of the apostate city.

On the daf / in context: The verse closes the ir ha-nidachat unit by tying future mercy and increase to continued obedience.

Type of Learning

Derash on the conditional close (Sifrei) — the blessing after the herem depends on ongoing obedience.

What Is Learned

After the destruction of an apostate city, the promise of mercy and increase is contingent on continued hearkening and doing what is right.