Shoftim 17:15 · unit 10

TT #93 · Parashas Shoftim · Second Aliyah · Passuk 17:15

The Complete Passuk

שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּ֑וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב אַחֶ֗יךָ תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָתֵ֤ת עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נׇכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃

You shall surely set over yourself a king whom the Eternal your God will choose; from among your brethren you shall set a king over yourself; you may not place over yourself a foreigner who is not your brother.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 156.

TT lemma: כִּי תָבֹא אֶל הָאָרֶץ.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 156

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
עֲשֵׂה מִצְוָה הָאֲמוּרָה בָּעִנְיָן שֶׁבִּשְׂכָרָהּ תִּכָּנֵס לָאָרֶץ.

English: Perform the commandment stated in this context, so that in its merit you will enter the Land.

On the daf / in context: Sifrei links the mitzvah of kingship to successful entry and settlement in the Land.

Type of Learning

Derash linking mitzvah and reward (Sifrei) — observance of the command regarding a king is presented as a condition for secure entry.

What Is Learned

Proper fulfillment of the laws of kingship is bound up with the blessing of settling the Land securely.