Eikev 11:14 · unit 7

Parashas Eikev · Passuk 11:14

The Complete Passuk

וְנָתַתִּ֧י מְטַֽר־אַרְצְכֶ֛ם בְּעִתּ֖וֹ יוֹרֶ֣ה וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ֣ דְגָנֶ֔ךָ וְתִירֹֽשְׁךָ֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃

IeI That is, GOD; Samaritan reads in the 3rd person. will grant the rain for your land in season, the early rain and the late. You shall gather in your new grain and wine and oil—

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Berakhot 35b.

TT lemma: ואספת דגנך (unit 7 of 10).

Sefaria — Berakhot 35b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
ואספת דגנך. תניא, רבי ישמעאל אומר, ואספת דגנך מה ת"ל , לפי שנאמר (יהושע א׳:ח׳) לא ימוש ספר התורה הזה מפיך, יכול דברים ככתבן, ת"ל ואספת דגנך, הנהג בהם מנהג דרך ארץ [שם שם]

English: It was taught: R’ Yishmael says: What does “you shall gather your grain” teach? Because it is said (Yehoshua) “this book of the Torah shall not depart from your mouth,” one might think the words are literal [study only]. Therefore “you shall gather your grain” — conduct yourself with them in the way of the land (work for a living as well).

On the daf / in context: Berakhot 35b.

Type of Learning

Custom (Torah with derech eretz)

What Is Learned

Full-time exclusive study is not the only model; the verse authorizes ordinary labor beside Torah.