Shoftim 19:08 · unit 1
TT #214 · Parashas Shoftim · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 19:08
The Complete Passuk
וְאִם־יַרְחִ֞יב יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־גְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ וְנָתַ֣ן לְךָ֗ אֶת־כׇּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר לָתֵ֥ת לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
And if the Eternal your God enlarges your border as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land that He spoke to give to your fathers,
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Makkot 9b–10a.
TT lemma: וְאִם יַרְחִיב ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
Sefaria — Makkot 9b–10a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְאִם יַרְחִיב ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת גְּבֻלְךָ – מוֹסִיפִין עוֹד שָׁלֹשׁ.
English: ‘And if the Eternal your God enlarges your border’ – they add another three.
On the daf / in context: When the full territory is possessed, three more cities are added.
Type of Learning
Derash on the future expansion (Bavli) — the verse anticipates additional cities of refuge.
What Is Learned
When Hashem enlarges the border to the full promised extent, three additional cities of refuge are to be designated.