Halakhah for Numbers 20:17
נַעְבְּרָה־נָּ֣א בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ לֹ֤א נַעֲבֹר֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה וּבְכֶ֔רֶם וְלֹ֥א נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה מֵ֣י בְאֵ֑ר דֶּ֧רֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ נֵלֵ֗ךְ לֹ֤א נִטֶּה֙ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֔אול עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲבֹ֖ר גְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃
Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land; we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells; we will go along the king’s highway, we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.’
Gray Matter IV
Yirmiyahu (29:5-7) prepares us for exile by teaching us to build homes, to marry and to pray and act for the benefit of the city in which we reside. The principle of dina d’malchuta dina certainly is in harmony with Yirmiyahu’s teaching. It also fits with the teaching of Chazal (cited in Rashi to Bemidbar 20:17) that a guest must benefit his host. Strict adherence to dina d’malchuta dina helps insure that we benefit the country in which we reside.
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