Nitzavim 30:11 · unit 1
Parashas Nitzavim · Passuk 30:11
The Complete Passuk
כִּ֚י הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם לֹֽא־נִפְלֵ֥את הִוא֙ מִמְּךָ֔ וְלֹ֥א רְחֹקָ֖ה הִֽוא׃
For this commandment that I command you today is not too wondrous for you, nor is it far away.
Chabad.org — 30:11
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to the opening declaration that the mitzvah is neither too wondrous nor too distant.
Core Text
לֹא נִפְלֵאת הִוא מִמְּךָ וְלֹא רְחֹקָה הִוא — אֵין טַעֲנַת אִי־אֶפְשָׁרוּת; הַתּוֹרָה בְּתוֹךְ הַגַּעַת הָאָדָם.
English: “It is not too wondrous for you, nor is it far away” — no claim of impossibility; the Torah is within human reach.
In context: The verse opens the famous accessibility passage by rejecting every excuse that the commandment is too hard or too far from ordinary life.
Type of Learning
Custom (positive affirmation of the accessibility of the Torah).
What Is Learned
The Torah is neither “nifles” (too wondrous) nor “rechokah” (distant).