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.