פירוש על דברים 7:13

שגר אלפיך means the offspring of thy oxen which the female casts out (שגר) from its womb.

VA’AHEIVCHA’ (AND HE WILL LOVE THEE). The meaning thereof is that when you will observe the ordinances [i.e., the judgments] out of a love for G-d, He will love you as well. It is possible that va’aheivcha is transitive, meaning that He will cause you to be beloved by the families of those judged [to punishment] and you will not be hated because of [what you have done to] them. And He will bless thee,³¹In Verse 13 before us. that there shall no evil befall thee³²Psalms 91:10. because of the judgment [you have rendered]. And He will multiply thee,³¹In Verse 13 before us. that you will not be diminished because of the death of the transgressors, even if many are slain such as the people of an apostate city.³³Further, 13:13-19.

ואהבך, He loved you, in the sense that you are “children,” reflecting His image; our sages (Avot 3,10) paraphrased this when they said: “Israel is beloved of the Lord,” as we know from the fact that He refers to them as בנים,”children of the Lord.” By performing the commandments the eternal nature of the covenant will be reinforced so that it is perfect.