Va’eschanan 4:40 · EXTRA

EXTRA side-ring · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 4:40

The Complete Passuk

וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־חֻקָּיו

Source Citation

Classical: observance as the condition of prolonged days on the land.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לְמַעַן יִיטַב לְךָ וּלְבָנֶיךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ

English: That it may go well with you and with your children after you.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of the reward clause.

What Is Learned

Keeping the statutes and commandments is the condition for lasting well-being on the land.