Ki Seitzei 23:13 · unit 3

TT #358 · 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
אֶת צֵאָתֶךָ – צַד הַנְּקִיּוּת.

English: “Your excrement” — the aspect of cleanliness.

On the daf / in context: The requirement is part of the camp’s standard of cleanliness and reverence.

Type of Learning

Contextual link to camp purity.

What Is Learned

Covering waste is required for the cleanliness of the camp.