Ki Seitzei 23:09 · unit 5
TT #339 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:09
The Complete Passuk
כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א מַחֲנֶ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וְנִשְׁמַרְתָּ֖ מִכֹּ֥ל דָּבָ֥ר רָֽע׃
When you go forth as a camp against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.
Chabad.org — 23:09
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 253.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְנִשְׁמַרְתָּ – מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה.
English: “Then you shall keep yourself” — a positive commandment.
On the daf / in context: The language is read as imposing an affirmative duty of vigilance.
Type of Learning
Identification of the positive mitzvah.
What Is Learned
There is a positive commandment to keep oneself from evil in the camp.