Ki Seitzei 23:14 · unit 1
TT #359 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:14
The Complete Passuk
כִּ֩י יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ ׀ בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֶ֗ךָ לְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙ וְלָתֵ֤ת אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה מַחֲנֶ֖יךָ קָד֑וֹשׁ וְלֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֤ה בְךָ֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת דָּבָ֔ר וְשָׁ֖ב מֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃
For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give your enemies before you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He see no unseemly thing in you and turn away from you.
Chabad.org — 23:14
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 258 .
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
כִּי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּקֶרֶב מַחֲנֶךָ – שְׁכִינָה בַּמַּחֲנֶה.
English: “For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp” — the Divine Presence is in the camp.
On the daf / in context: The reason for the heightened standards is the presence of the Shechinah.
Type of Learning Teleological derash.
What Is Learned The camp must be kept holy because Hashem walks in its midst.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.