The Sacred Peg Outside the Camp and Battlefield Purity

Sifrei Devarim 257:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

"and when the sun sets": The (non-) setting of the sun prevents him from entering the camp.

(Devarim 23:13) "And a yad shall there be for you outside the camp": "yad" signifies a place, as it is written (I Samuel 15:12) "and he has set himself up a yad," and (Bamidbar 2:17) "every man in his yad by their flags."

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