“King” – this is the Holy One blessed be He; “is subservient [ne’evad] to a field” – this is Zion, as it is stated: “Zion will be plowed like a field” (Micah 3:12).38The midrash interprets this to mean that God, the King, is worshipped [ne’evad] in the Temple, in Zion. Therefore, “one who loves silver,” who loves mitzvot, “will not be satisfied” with the mitzvot.39He will want more mitzvot. And if one does not have a mitzva that is fixed for the generations,40That will have a long-term effect. what benefit does he have?41After his death.
As Moses, how many mitzvot and acts of righteousness did he perform, and he has a mitzva fixed for the generations, as it is written: “Then Moses designated three cities” (Deuteronomy 4:41).42Although Moses had done many mitzvot during his lifetime, and the three cities he designated as cities of refuge would not function in that capacity until the Israelites settled the Land of Israel, he nonetheless made sure to designate them before he died so as to fulfill a mitzva with a lasting effect.