Ki Seitzei 23:05 · unit 3
TT #328 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:05
The Complete Passuk
וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֞ה יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֶל־בִּלְעָ֔ם וַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ לְּךָ֛ אֶת־הַקְּלָלָ֖ה לִבְרָכָ֑ה כִּ֥י אֲהֵֽבְךָ֖ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃
But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, and the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.
Chabad.org — 23:05
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 249.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
כִּי אֲהֵבְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ – טַעַם הָאַהֲבָה.
English: “Because the Lord your God loves you” — the reason of love.
On the daf / in context: The ultimate ground of the protection is Hashem’s love for Israel.
Type of Learning
Teleological derash.
What Is Learned
The protection and the inversion of the curse stem from Hashem’s love for Israel.