Ki Seitzei 25:15 · unit 5

TT #781 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:15

The Complete Passuk

אֶ֣בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֤ה וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ אֵיפָ֧ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה וָצֶ֖דֶק יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ לְמַ֤עַן יַאֲרִ֙יכוּ֙ יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃

A complete and just weight you shall have, a complete and just measure you shall have, that your days may be prolonged in the land that the Eternal your God is giving you.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Bava Batra.

TT lemma: לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכוּ יָמֶיךָ.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים: כָּל מִצְוָה שֶׁמַּתַּן שְׂכָרָהּ בְּצִדָּהּ אֵין בֵּית דִּין שֶׁל מַטָּה נֶעֱנָשִׁין עָלֶיהָ.

English: From here the Sages said: Any mitzvah whose reward is stated beside it — the earthly court is not punished for (failure to enforce) it.

On the daf / in context: Because the Torah itself states the reward of long life, the earthly court is not held responsible for enforcing this particular commandment with the same severity.

Type of Learning

Derash on the consequence of a reward stated in the verse.

What Is Learned

When the Torah states the reward next to a commandment, the earthly court is not liable for failing to enforce it.