Devarim
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Devarim 11
כִּי אִם־שָׁמֹר תִּשְׁמְרוּן אֶת־כׇּל־הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם לַעֲשֹׂתָהּ לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לָלֶכֶת בְּכׇל־דְּרָכָיו וּלְדׇבְקָה־בֽוֹ׃
For if you truly guard this entire mitzvah that I am commanding you to perform, to love Adonoy, your God, to walk in all His ways and to cling to Him.
For if you truly guard this entire mitzvah that I am commanding you to perform, to love Adonoy, your God, to walk in all His ways and to cling to Him.
Rashi
ללכת בכל דרכיו. הוּא רַחוּם וְאַתָּה תְּהֵא רַחוּם, הוּא גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים וְאַתָּה גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים (שם):
To walk in all His ways. He is merciful — you should be merciful. He acts kindly — you should act kindly.
ולדבקה בו. אֶפְשָׁר לוֹמַר כֵּן? וַהֲלֹא אֵשׁ אוֹכְלָה הוּא? אֶלָּא הִדַּבֵּק בַּתַּלְמִידִים וּבַחֲכָמִים וּמַעֲלֶה אֲנִי עָלֶיךָ כְּאִלּוּ נִדְבַּקְתָּ בּוֹ (ספרי):
And to cling to Him. Is it possible to say this? Is He not a consuming fire? Rather, cling to the disciples and the sages, and I will credit you as if you had clung to Him.
וְהוֹרִישׁ יְהֹוָה אֶת־כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה מִלִּפְנֵיכֶם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם גּוֹיִם גְּדֹלִים וַעֲצֻמִים מִכֶּֽם׃
Adonoy will expel all these nations before you, and you will inherit nations greater and more powerful than you.
Adonoy will expel all these nations before you, and you will inherit nations greater and more powerful than you.
Rashi
והוריש ה'. עֲשִׂיתֶם מַה שֶּׁעֲלֵיכֶם, אַף אֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה מַה שֶּׁעָלַי (שם):
Adonoy will expel. You have fulfilled your obligations — I, too, shall fulfill my obligation.
ועצמים מכם. אַתֶּם גִּבּוֹרִים, וְהֵם גִּבּוֹרִים מִכֶּם, שֶׁאִם לֹא שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל גִּבּוֹרִים מַה הַשֶּׁבַח הַהוּא שֶׁמְּשַׁבֵּחַ אֶת הָאֱמוֹרִיִּים לוֹמַר וַעֲצוּמִים מִכֶּם? אֶלָּא אַתֶּם גִּבּוֹרִים מִשְּׁאָר הָאֻמּוֹת, וְהֵם גִּבּוֹרִים מִכֶּם (ע' שם):
And more powerful than you. You are powerful, but they are more powerful than you. For, if the Israelites are not powerful, what kind of praise is it by which He extols the Emorites by saying that they are more powerful than you? But rather, you are more powerful than the other nations, and they are more powerful than you.
כׇּל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּדְרֹךְ כַּֽף־רַגְלְכֶם בּוֹ לָכֶם יִהְיֶה מִן־הַמִּדְבָּר וְהַלְּבָנוֹן מִן־הַנָּהָר נְהַר־פְּרָת וְעַד הַיָּם הָאַֽחֲרוֹן יִהְיֶה גְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃
Every place that the sole of your foot steps on will be yours, from the wilderness and the Lebanon, form the river—the Euphrates River—up to the ultimate sea, will be your boundary.
Every place that the sole of your foot steps on will be yours, from the wilderness and the Lebanon, form the river—the Euphrates River—up to the ultimate sea, will be your boundary.
לֹא־יִתְיַצֵּב אִישׁ בִּפְנֵיכֶם פַּחְדְּכֶם וּמוֹרַֽאֲכֶם יִתֵּן ׀ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם עַל־פְּנֵי כׇל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר תִּדְרְכוּ־בָהּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לָכֶֽם׃ {ס}
No man will stand up to you; fear of you and awe of you will Adonoy, your God, place upon the surface of the entire land that you are stepping into, as He promised you.
No man will stand up to you; fear of you and awe of you will Adonoy, your God, place upon the surface of the entire land that you are stepping into, as He promised you.
Rashi
לא יתיצב איש וגו'. אֵין לִי אֶלָּא אִישׁ, אֻמָּה וּמִשְׁפָּחָה וְאִשָּׁה בִּכְשָׁפֶיהָ מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר "לֹא יִתְיַצֵּב" מִכָּל מָקוֹם, אִם כֵּן מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר "אִישׁ"? אֲפִלּוּ כְעוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן (שם):
No man will stand up, etc. I only know a man. A nation, family, or sorceress with her witchcraft — how is this derived? The Torah therefore teaches, “there will not stand up” — in any case. If so, why does the Torah teach “a man”? Even one like Og, king of Bashan.
פחדכם ומוראכם. וַהֲלֹא פַּחַד הוּא מוֹרָא? אֶלָּא פַּחְדְּכֶם עַל הַקְּרוֹבִים וּמוֹרַאֲכֶם עַל הָרְחוֹקִים; פַּחַד לְשׁוֹן בְּעִיתַת פִּתְאֹם, מוֹרָא לְשׁוֹן דְּאָגָה מִיָּמִים רַבִּים:
Fear of you and awe of you. But are not fear and awe the same? Evidently, “fear of you” refers to those nearby, and “awe of you” to those distant. “Fear” denotes sudden fright, ”awe” denotes long term dread.
כאשר דבר לכם. וְהֵיכָן דִּבֵּר? (שמות כ"ג) אֶת אֵימָתִי אֲשַׁלַּח לְפָנֶיךָ וְגוֹ' (ספרי שם):
As he promised you. Where did He promise? “I shall send My fear before you.”
שמר תשמרון. אַזְהָרַת שְׁמִירוֹת הַרְבֵּה, לְהִזָּהֵר בְּתַלְמוּדוֹ שֶׁלֹּא יִשְׁתַּכַּח (שם):
You truly guard. This admonishment includes many warnings. One must be diligent in learning, so that it will not be forgotten.