Shoftim 18:02 · EXTRA 2

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Shoftim · Passuk 18:02

The Complete Passuk

וְנַחֲלָ֥ה לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֖וֹ בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֶחָ֑יו יְהֹוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃

And he shall have no inheritance among his brethren; the Eternal is his inheritance, as He spoke to him.

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Source Citation

Chazal source (beyond the TT-numbered units of the main ring): Sifrei Devarim 163–164.

Lemma: ה׳ הוּא נַחֲלָתוֹ.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 163–164

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
ה׳ הוּא נַחֲלָתוֹ – כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לוֹ.

English: ‘The Eternal is his inheritance’ – as He spoke to him.

On the daf / in context: The positive side of the exclusion: Hashem Himself is the portion of the tribe of Levi.

Type of Learning

Derash on the positive content of the verse (Sifrei) — the absence of land is matched by the presence of Hashem as inheritance.

What Is Learned

Although Levi receives no territorial portion among the brethren, Hashem Himself is declared to be his inheritance, according to the promise already given.