Ki Seitzei 23:14 · unit 5

TT #363 · 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
לְהַצִּילְךָ וְלָתֵת אֹיְבֶיךָ לְפָנֶיךָ – תְּכָלִית הַשְּׁמִירָה.

English: “To deliver you and to give your enemies before you” — the purpose of the vigilance.

On the daf / in context: Maintaining camp holiness is linked to military success and divine aid.

Type of Learning

Teleological link.

What Is Learned

The holiness of the camp is the condition for divine deliverance in battle.