Ki Seitzei 22:12 · unit 1
TT #212 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:12
The Complete Passuk
גְּדִלִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֛ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת כְּסוּתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּכַסֶּה־בָּֽהּ׃
You shall make yourself twisted cords on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.
Chabad.org — 22:12
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 234.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
גְּדִלִים תַּעֲשֶׂה לָּךְ – זוֹ מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁל צִיצִית.
English: “You shall make yourself twisted cords” — this is the positive commandment of tzitzit.
On the daf / in context: The verse is the source of the positive mitzvah of attaching tzitzit to a four-cornered garment.
Type of Learning
Identification of the positive commandment.
What Is Learned
Attaching tzitzit to a four-cornered garment is a positive Torah commandment.