Reeh 16:12 · unit 1
TT #403 · Parashas Reeh · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 16:12
The Complete Passuk
וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ כִּי־עֶ֥בֶד הָיִ֖יתָ בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ וְעָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַֽחֻקִּ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall observe and do these statutes.
Chabad.org — 16:12
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.
Sefaria — Sifrei
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ – מַה אֲנִי חִנָּם לְךָ אַף אַתָּה חִנָּם לוֹ.
English: "And you shall remember that you were a slave" — just as I [gave] to you freely, so you [must give] to him freely.
On the daf / in context: The memory of Egyptian bondage obligates free and open-handed treatment of the vulnerable listed in the preceding verse.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — free giving modeled on the Exodus.
What Is Learned
Because Hashem redeemed Israel freely from Egypt, one must give freely to the Levi, the stranger, the orphan and the widow.