(to) and when your brother dies and his hand falls with you and you retain him and reside with you: (to him) you shall not take your sword from him and also you shall worry your God and your brother shall reside with you: (to) a You shall not give him your cash, nor shall you give greater than your meals: (Lach) I O Lord your God, who introduced you out of the land of Egypt, to provide the land of Canaan, to don’t have any God for you: (Chapter 2)
What’s the connection between verse 68 and the verses earlier than it?
Rashi (following the Gemara Baba Metzia sa, 2) noticed the purpose of connection within the point out of the Exodus from Egypt: “Whom I took out, and so on. – and I distinguished between the first-born and the second-born, even I do know and might be free of the fullness of Israel’s rabbis and say of foreigners they’re.”
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Within the exodus from Egypt, God’s skill to tell apart even between hidden issues was manifested; God distinguished between the first-born and the first-born. Acknowledgment of this skill ought to act as a deterrent to those that consider that they will lend at curiosity to Israel in a approach that can disappear from God’s eyes. That’s the reason the point out of the exodus from Egypt is relied upon for the prohibition of usury.
The Rabbi additionally noticed the point out of the exodus from Egypt as some extent of connection, albeit in a special sense; however along with that he additionally noticed a normal connection within the point out of the entry into the land of Canaan:
“And I’m the Lord, your God, who introduced you out of the land of Egypt the place you lived, and right here I’ve given you an property. And the that means is hooked up to “dwell and dwell and reside with you”, additionally with your entire passage talked about for the redemption of the land.”
The exodus from Egypt is expounded to the point out of the possession of a resident and resident in verse 35. Earlier than God introduced Israel out of Egypt they had been within the standing of residents, and this reality ought to have an effect on their perspective in direction of the residents. Along with this connection, the point out of the giving of the property within the land of Canaan has a normal connection to the redemption of the land mentioned in all of the earlier chapters.
Then again, Rabbi Ovadia Sforno sees the connection on the finish of verse 68: “Let there be no God for you”; that is how he writes: “Let there be no God for you. Could the supposed objective be reached amongst all of you, due to this fact it’s acceptable to have the order of the states amongst you in such a approach you could all reside with one another and assist one another to finish the supposed objective.”
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In distinction to the earlier verses that are written within the singular (“and your brother shall die… and also you shall preserve him… you shall not take… and your brother shall reside with you…”) verse 38 is written within the plural: “I’m the Lord your God who introduced you out From the land of Egypt to provide the land of Canaan to be your God.” The departure from Egypt and the entry into the land of Canaan is in order that God could also be God to all of Israel. The mitzvahs are fulfilled by the person, however the objective of the mitzvahs is achieved by Clal Yisrael.
Within the gentle of this perception, the connection to the earlier verses and to all of the social issues talked about earlier is clarified. Because the objective of the mitzvot is achieved by all of Israel, there needs to be a correct social relationship between all people in Israel.
It was discovered that the shared social life and the mutual assist between the people are a instrument to finish the aim “to be for you and never for them”. However they don’t seem to be solely a instrument however are a crucial situation for the completion of the aim.
In accordance with this, verse 38 constitutes a excessive level in our parasha because it expresses the aim of all of the social mitzvot previous it – “to be for you not God”.
