English: “For Hashem’s portion is His people” — why did the Holy One go to all this trouble? Because of His portion that was hidden among them, destined to come forth from them. “Yaakov is the rope of His inheritance” — a rope of three strands: the merit of his father, the merit of his father’s father, and his own merit — behold three. As a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
In Sifrei: The word “chevel” (rope/portion) is read as a three-strand cord of patriarchal merit, explaining why the portion is secure.
Type of Learning
Custom (word-play on chevel + cumulative merit of the Avot).
What Is Learned
See the Core Text and context note for the specific point derived from the verse.