Reeh 15:4 · unit 1

TT #286 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:4

The Complete Passuk

אֶ֕פֶס כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־בְּךָ֖ אֶבְי֑וֹן כִּֽי־בָרֵ֤ךְ יְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙ יְהֹוָ֔ה בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹֽתֵן־לְךָ֥ נַחֲלָ֖ה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃

However, there shall be no needy among you, for Hashem will surely bless you in the land that Hashem your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess.

Chabad.org — 15:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֹא יִהְיֶה בְּךָ – אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב, אֶפֶס כִּי לֹא יִהְיֶה בְּךָ אֶבְיוֹן, שֶׁלְּךָ קוֹדֵם לְשֶׁל כׇּל אָדָם.

English: "There shall be no needy among you" — Rav Yehudah said in the name of Rav: "However, there shall be no needy among you"—your own needs take precedence over those of any other person.

On the daf / in context: The verse is read as an instruction that one must first secure one’s own livelihood before distributing charity to others.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sanhedrin) — one’s own needs take priority.

What Is Learned

A person’s own sustenance takes precedence over the obligation to support others.