Shoftim 18:05 · unit 4

TT #163 · 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.

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 167 / related.

TT lemma: מִכׇּל שְׁבָטֶיךָ.

Core Text

מִכׇּל שְׁבָטֶיךָ – מִכׇּל הַשְּׁבָטִים בָּחַר בְּשֵׁבֶט לֵוִי.

English: ‘From all your tribes’ – from among all the tribes He chose the tribe of Levi.

On the daf / in context: The selection singles out Levi from the rest of Yisrael.

Derash on the exclusivity of the choice (Sifrei) — the language emphasizes selection from the whole people.

Hashem chose the tribe of Levi from among all the tribes of Yisrael for the service of the Mikdash.