Shoftim 18:07 · unit 1

TT #167 · Parashas Shoftim · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 18:07

The Complete Passuk

וְשֵׁרֵ֕ת בְּשֵׁ֖ם יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו כְּכׇל־אֶחָיו֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הָעֹמְדִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Then he shall serve in the name of the Eternal his God, like all his brethren the Leviim who stand there before the Eternal.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 168.

TT lemma: וְשֵׁרֵת בְּשֵׁם ה׳.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 168

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְשֵׁרֵת בְּשֵׁם ה׳ אֱלֹהָיו – בָּעֲבוֹדָה.

English: ‘And he shall serve in the name of the Eternal his God’ – in the service.

On the daf / in context: The arriving Levi participates fully in the avodah.

Type of Learning

Derash on equal service (Sifrei) — the language grants the visitor the same right to serve as the resident Mishmar.

What Is Learned

A Levi who comes to the chosen place may perform the service just as his fellow Leviim who are stationed there.