Shoftim 21:05 · unit 3

TT #372 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 21:05

The Complete Passuk

וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִי֒ כִּ֣י בָ֗ם בָּחַ֞ר יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ וּלְבָרֵ֖ךְ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה וְעַל־פִּיהֶ֥ם יִהְיֶ֖ה כׇּל־רִ֥יב וְכׇל־נָֽגַע׃

And the kohanim, the sons of Levi, shall approach, for them the Eternal your God has chosen to serve Him and to bless in the name of the Eternal, and according to their word shall be every dispute and every plague.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sotah 46b.

TT lemma: וּלְבָרֵךְ בְּשֵׁם ה׳.

Sefaria — Sotah 46b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּלְבָרֵךְ בְּשֵׁם ה׳ – בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים.

English: ‘And to bless in the name of the Eternal’ – the priestly blessing.

On the daf / in context: Their role includes the Birkat Kohanim.

Type of Learning

Derash linking to the priestly blessing (Bavli) — the same kohanim who bless the people stand at this rite.

What Is Learned

The kohanim who are present are those who are qualified to bless the people in the name of Hashem.