English: I only have those who are standing here... From where do we know the future generations? From the phrase “and those who are not here with us today.”
The classical source expands or derives a specific point from the language of the passuk. The Core Text above is the relevant region of interest.
Type of Learning
Custom (A classic inclusion of future generations by explicit scriptural expansion.)
What Is Learned
The covenant is not limited to the generation that stood in the plains of Moav. By stating “those who are not here today,” the Torah binds every future generation of Israel. Every Jew throughout history stands within the same brit.