Shoftim 18:18 · EXTRA 3

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

The Complete Passuk

נָבִ֨יא אָקִ֥ים לָהֶם֙ מִקֶּ֣רֶב אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם כָּמ֑וֹךָ וְנָתַתִּ֤י דְבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יו וְדִבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃

A prophet I will raise up for them from among their brethren, like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Chazal / classical source (beyond TT-numbered main-ring units): Sifrei Devarim 175 / Rambam, Yesodei HaTorah.

Lemma: וְדִבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶם אֵת כׇּל אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּנּוּ.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 175 / Rambam, Yesodei HaTorah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְדִבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶם אֵת כׇּל אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּנּוּ – לֹא יִגְרַע וְלֹא יוֹסִיף.

English: ‘And he shall speak to them all that I command him’ – he shall neither diminish nor add.

On the daf / in context: The prophet is bound to transmit the full command without alteration.

Type of Learning

Derash on the fidelity of transmission (Sifrei / Rambam) — the prophet may not withhold or invent.

What Is Learned

The prophet is obligated to speak the entire message that Hashem commands him; he may neither omit nor add of his own.