Ki Seitzei 24:18 · unit 1
TT #571 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 24:18
The Complete Passuk
וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ כִּ֣י עֶ֤בֶד הָיִ֙יתָ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִשָּׁ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃
But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing.
Chabad.org — 24:18
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 287.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּמִצְרַיִם – זְכִירַת שִׁעְבּוּד מִצְרַיִם.
English: “But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt” — remembrance of the Egyptian bondage.
On the daf / in context: The ethical commands toward the vulnerable are grounded in Israel’s own experience of slavery and redemption.
Type of Learning
Motivational / historical ground.
What Is Learned
The memory of being slaves in Egypt is the reason for the commands that protect the stranger, orphan, and widow.