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משך חכמה — ולא יחמוד איש את ארצך

Why does this second mention of aliyah l'regel add "ולא יחמוד איש את ארצך" — a promise absent from the first mention in Mishpatim?

אלמלא נשתברו לוחות ראשונות לא שלטה בהם אומה ולשון, ואם כן לא היו צריכים לירא פן יקח אחר את ארצם. אבל כאן שנשתברו הלוחות ויכולים האומות לנצחן ולשלוט בהן, לכן הוצרך ה' יתברך להבטיח שעל ידי מצות ראיה ברגל לא יזוקו.

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משך חכמה

משך חכמה, כי תשא מ״ב

Meshekh Chokhmah, Ki Tisa:42

Ki Tisa

Q — Why does this second mention of aliyah l'regel add "ולא יחמוד איש את ארצך" — a promise absent from the first mention in Mishpatim?

A — Mishpatim was BEFORE the chet ha'egel and the שבירת הלוחות, in a state where "חרות" was guaranteed and "אין כל אומה ולשון שולטת בהן" — so the special protection of an unguarded land needed no mention. After the egel, the nations CAN dominate Israel, so an explicit Divine promise of protection during aliyah l'regel was necessary.

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