Ki Savo 29:8 · unit 1

Parashas Ki Savo · Passuk 29:8 · Closing charge of the parsha

The Complete Passuk

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם לְמַ֣עַן תַּשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ אֵ֖ת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃

Keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may succeed in all that you undertake.

Chabad.org — 29:8

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the closing charge of Ki Savo.

Core Text
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַבְּרִית הַזֹּאת… לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּילוּ אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּן.

English: “Keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may succeed in all that you undertake.”

In context: The final verse of Ki Savo returns from the severity of the Tochacha to a constructive charge: observe the covenant so that every undertaking may prosper.

Type of Learning

Custom (positive motivational close linking fidelity to practical success).

What Is Learned

The path of success is the path of fidelity to the brit.