Ki Seitzei 23:11 · unit 4

TT #353 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:11

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֣ה לִפְנֽוֹת־עֶ֔רֶב יִרְחַ֖ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וּכְבֹ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ יָבֹ֖א אֶל־תּ֥וֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall bathe himself in water, and when the sun is down, he may come into the midst of the camp.

Chabad.org — 23:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 255.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לִפְנוֹת עֶרֶב – סָמוּךְ לָעֶרֶב.

English: “When evening comes on” — toward evening.

On the daf / in context: The immersion is performed in the approach of evening.

Type of Learning

Clarification of timing of immersion.

What Is Learned

Immersion is done toward evening.