Shoftim 18:05 · unit 3
TT #162 · Parashas Shoftim · Third Aliyah · Passuk 18:05
The Complete Passuk
כִּ֣י ב֗וֹ בָּחַ֛ר יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִכׇּל־שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ לַעֲמֹ֨ד לְשָׁרֵ֧ת בְּשֵׁם־יְהֹוָ֛ה ה֥וּא וּבָנָ֖יו כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃
For the Eternal your God has chosen him from all your tribes to stand and serve in the name of the Eternal, he and his sons, all the days.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 167.
TT lemma: הוּא וּבָנָיו.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 167
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
הוּא וּבָנָיו כׇּל הַיָּמִים – לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַבָּנִים אַחֲרָיו.
English: ‘He and his sons all the days’ – to include the sons after him.
On the daf / in context: The election extends to the hereditary line of the kohanim.
Type of Learning
Derash on hereditary status (Sifrei) — the phrase extends the choice to future generations of the family.
What Is Learned
The choice of the kohen includes his descendants for all generations; the priesthood is hereditary.