Ki Seitzei 23:13 · unit 1

TT #356 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:13

The Complete Passuk

וְיָתֵ֛ד תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ עַל־אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ וְהָיָה֙ בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣ ח֔וּץ וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְשַׁבְתָּ֖ וְכִסִּ֥יתָ אֶת־צֵאָתֶֽךָ׃

And you shall have a spade among your implements, and it shall be, when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and turn back and cover your excrement.

Chabad.org — 23:13

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 257.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְיָתֵד תִּהְיֶה לְךָ עַל אֲזֵנֶךָ – כְּלִי לַחֲפִירָה.

English: “And you shall have a spade among your implements” — a tool for digging.

On the daf / in context: Each person is to carry an implement for covering waste.

Type of Learning

Identification of the implement requirement.

What Is Learned

A spade (or similar tool) must be carried among one’s implements.