Shoftim 20:03 · unit 1
TT #278 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 20:03
The Complete Passuk
וְאָמַ֤ר אֲלֵהֶם֙ שְׁמַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּ֨ם קְרֵבִ֥ים הַיּ֛וֹם לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם אַל־יֵרַ֣ךְ לְבַבְכֶ֗ם אַל־תִּֽירְא֛וּ וְאַֽל־תַּחְפְּז֖וּ וְאַל־תַּֽעַרְצ֥וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃
And he shall say to them: Hear, Yisrael, you are drawing near today to battle against your enemies; let your heart not be faint, do not fear, do not panic, and do not be terrified before them.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 42a–b .
TT lemma: אַל יֵרַךְ לְבַבְכֶם .
Sefaria — Sotah 42a–b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אַל יֵרַךְ לְבַבְכֶם – מִפְּנֵי צֶהֳלַת סוּסִים וְהֶרֶגֶת חֲרָבוֹת.
English: ‘Let your heart not be faint’ – because of the neighing of horses and the flash of swords.
On the daf / in context: The four expressions address different forms of battlefield fear.
Type of Learning Derash unpacking the four prohibitions of fear (Bavli) — each phrase targets a distinct terror of war.
What Is Learned The kohen forbids four forms of fear: a faint heart, terror, panic, and dread before the enemy.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.