Reeh 16:7 · unit 2

TT #390 · Parashas Reeh · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 16:7

The Complete Passuk

וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֙ וְאָ֣כַלְתָּ֔ בַּמָּק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֖ר יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בּ֛וֹ וּפָנִ֥יתָ בַבֹּ֖קֶר וְהָלַכְתָּ֥ לְאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃

And you shall cook and eat it in the place that Hashem your God will choose, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.

Chabad.org — 16:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Pesachim.

Sefaria — Pesachim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהָלַכְתָּ לְאֹהָלֶיךָ – תַּנְיָא, שְׁלוּחֵי מִצְוָה אֵינָם נִזּוֹקִין לֹא בַּהֲלִיכָתָן וְלֹא בַּחֲזִירָתָן, דִּכְתִיב וּפָנִיתָ בַּבֹּקֶר וְהָלַכְתָּ לְאֹהָלֶיךָ, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁתֵּלֵךְ וְתִמְצָא אׇהֳלְךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם.

English: "And you shall go to your tents" — It was taught: Agents of a mitzvah are not harmed either on their way or on their return, for it is written "and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents"—this teaches that you will go and find your tent in peace.

On the daf / in context: The promise of a safe return is extended to all who travel for the sake of a mitzvah.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Pesachim) — agents of a mitzvah are protected.

What Is Learned

One who travels in the performance of a mitzvah is protected from harm both on the outward journey and on the return.