Ki Seitzei 23:14 · unit 4
TT #362 · 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
וְשָׁב מֵאַחֲרֶיךָ – סַכָּנַת הֲסָרַת הַשְּׁכִינָה.
English: “And turn away from you” — the danger of the departure of the Presence.
On the daf / in context: Failure to maintain the standard risks the withdrawal of divine protection.
Type of Learning Warning derash.
What Is Learned If unseemliness is present, the Divine Presence may turn away.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.