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Sifrei Devarim 85/ספרי דברים פ״ה
א(דברים יג ה) אַחֲרֵי ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם תֵּלֵכוּ – זֶה הֶעָנָן.
1Pisqa’ 851581. “Follow after HASHEM your God” (Dt. 13:5)—thus, follow the Cloud [by day].
בוְאֹתוֹ תִירָאוּ – שֶׁיְּהֵא מוֹרָאוֹ עֲלֵיכֶם.
2“And Him shall you revere” (Dt. 13:5)—you should stand in awe of Him.
גוְאֶת מִצְוֹתָיו – זוֹ מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה, תִּשְׁמֹרוּ – לִתֵּן לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.
3“And His commandments” (Dt. 13:5)—these are the prescriptions.“Shall you preserve” (Dt. 13:5)—by identifying [and avoiding] the proscriptions.159 85, n.1.
דוּבְקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ – בְּקוֹל נְבִיאָיו.
4“And to His voice shall you listen” (Dt. 13:5)—to the voice of His prophets.
הוְאֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹדוּ – עִבְדוּ בְּתוֹרָתוֹ, עִבְדוּ בְּמִקְדָּשׁוֹ.
5“And Him shall you serve” (Dt. 13:5)—serve Him with [study of] his Torah,and serve Him [with sacrificial offerings]in His Holy Shrine.
ווּבוֹ תִדְבָּקוּן – הִפָּרְשׁוּ מֵעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה וְדִבְקוּ בַּמָּקוֹם!
6“And to Him shall you cling” (Dt. 13:5)—separate yourselves from serving a foreign cult,and cling to the All-Present.