You have distinguished Hashem today to be your God, and to walk in His ways, and to keep His statutes and His commandments and His judgments, and to listen to His voice.
English: “You have distinguished Hashem today” — you have made Me a single unique entity in the world; so I will make you a single unique entity in the world, as it is said, “And who is like Your people Israel, one nation in the earth.”
On the daf: The reciprocal verbs he’emarta / he’emircha establish mutual uniqueness: Israel’s exclusive acceptance of Hashem is mirrored by Hashem’s exclusive designation of Israel.
Type of Learning
Custom (aggadic derasha on reciprocal “he’emarta”).
What Is Learned
Israel’s declaration of Hashem’s oneness is matched by Hashem’s designation of Israel as a unique nation.