Va’eschanan 7:11 · unit 1

TT #25 · Parashas Va’eschanan · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 7:11

The Complete Passuk

וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ אֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֜ה וְאֶת־הַֽחֻקִּ֣ים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם לַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃

You shall keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the judgments that I command you today, to do them.

Chabad.org — 7:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah treats the closing verse of the parsha as the final exhortation that links the preceding mitzvos to practical performance. Classical sources emphasize the immediacy of “hayom” — the commandments are to be done today.

Sefaria — Deuteronomy 7:11

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

The verse closes the parsha with the same language of hearing / keeping / doing that opened the long speech in chapter 4. The emphasis on “hayom” underscores that the obligation is present and continuous.

On the daf / in context: This is the final main-ring unit of Parashas Va’eschanan; the next main-ring page belongs to Parashas Eikev.

Type of Learning

Custom (structural closing exhortation).

What Is Learned

The entire teaching of the parsha is directed toward immediate and ongoing performance of the mitzvos commanded “today.”