Shoftim 18:05 · unit 5
TT #164 · 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: כׇּל הַיָּמִים.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 167
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
כׇּל הַיָּמִים – אֲפִלּוּ בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
English: ‘All the days’ – even in this time.
On the daf / in context: Some readings extend the relevance of the status beyond the Temple period.
Type of Learning
Derash on duration (Sifrei) — the phrase ‘all the days’ is read as unlimited in time.
What Is Learned
The election of the kohen and his sons is for all time; the special status of the priesthood endures.