## Sifrei Devarim Paragraph 296

###### Sifrei Devarim 296:1
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(דברים כה יז) **זָכוֹר**, בַּפֶּה, **אַל תִּשְׁכָּח** בַּלֵּב, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (שמות טו יד): ״שָׁמְעוּ עַמִּים יִרְגָּזוּן״.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(Devarim 25:17) "Remember what Amalek did to you on the way when you went out of Egypt." "Remember": I might think (that remembrance) with the heart (is intended). But (19) "Do not forget" speaks of heart-forgetfulness. How, then, am I to understand "Remember"? (As referring to "remembrance") with the mouth.


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:2
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**בַּדֶּרֶךְ**, בִּשְׁעַת טֵרוּפְכֶם.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"on the way": at the time of your being tossed about.


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:3
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**בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם**, בִּשְׁעַת גְּאֻלַּתְכֶם.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"when you went out of Egypt": at the time of your redemption. What is said (of that time)? (Shemoth 15:14) "Peoples heard and they trembled," but this one (Amalek) — (Devarim, *Ibid*. 18) "and he did not fear G-d."


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:4
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(דברים כה יח) **אֲשֶׁר קָרְךָ**, אֵין קָרְךָ אֶלָּא שֶׁנִּזְדַּמֵּן לְךָ.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(*Ibid*.) "who *met you* upon the way": This connotes: He waylaid you.


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:5
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**וַיְזַנֵּב בְּךָ כָּל הַנֶּחֱשָׁלִים אַחֲרֶיךָ**, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה הוֹרֵג בָּהֶם אֶלָּא בְּנֵי אָדָם שֶׁנִּמְשְׁכוּ מִדַּרְכֵי מָקוֹם וְנֶחְשְׁלוּ מִתַּחַת כַּנְפֵי הֶעָנָן.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"and he cut off from you all who straggled behind you": We are hereby taught that he killed only those who dropped off from the ways of the L-rd and dropped from under the wings of the Shechinah.


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:6
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**וְאַתָּה עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ וְלֹא יָרֵא אֱלֹהִים**, בַּמִּדָּה שֶׁמָּדַדְתָּ בָּהּ מָדְדוּ לְךָ: מָה אַתָּה עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ וְלֹא יָרֵא אֱלֹהִים, אַף הוּא עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ וְלֹא יָרֵא אֱלֹהִים.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"and *you* were faint and weary": Israel; "and *did not fear* the L-rd": Amalek.


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:7
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(דברים כה יט) **וְהָיָה בְּהָנִיחַ ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ מִכָּל אֹיְבֶיךָ מִסָּבִיב**, שֶׁלֹּא תֵאָגֵד עָלֶיךָ אֲגֻדָּה.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(*Ibid*. 19) "And it shall be, when the L-rd your G-d gives you repose from all your enemies roundabout": so that they no longer band against you.


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:8
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**בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ נוֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ**, מַה שֶּׁתִּירַשׁ תִּכְבֹּשׁ.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"in the land that the L-rd your G-d gives to you as an inheritance": In reward for this mitzvah, you will inherit the land.


###### Sifrei Devarim 296:9
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**תִּמְחֶה אֶת זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק**, וּלְהַלָּן הוּא אוֹמֵר (שמות יז יד): ״כִּי מָחֹה אֶמְחֶה אֶת זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק״, וְאוֹמֵר (שם יז טז): ״כִּי יָד עַל כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַה׳ בַּעֲמָלֵק מִדֹּר דֹּר״.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"Wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens": And thus is it written (Shemoth 17:14) "For I shall utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens." That there be neither child nor grandchild (left of) Amalek under the heavens. And (*Ibid*. 16) "For a hand (in oath) upon the throne of the L-rd — The L-rd will war against Amalek from generation to generation!" The L-rd had sworn upon His throne of glory: He will leave over neither child or grandchild of Amalek, neither camel not ass — so that they not say: "This is a camel of Amalek." "Do not forget"" in your heart.