Ki Seitzei 23:14 · unit 2

TT #360 · 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
וְהָיָה מַחֲנֶיךָ קָדוֹשׁ – חִיּוּב קְדֻשַּׁת הַמַּחֲנֶה.

English: “Therefore your camp shall be holy” — an obligation of camp holiness.

On the daf / in context: The camp is required to maintain a standard of holiness.

Type of Learning

Identification of the positive requirement.

What Is Learned

The military camp must be kept in a state of holiness.