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best way possible. Therefore, he longed to enter the Land and physically
perform the land-related mitzvot. The words “ –Whenyou
hearken to these ordinances” refer to the relatively simple mitzvot which
one tramples with his heel ( ). Moshe told Bnei Yisrael that by being
punctilious even in the seemingly small mitzvot, they would appreciate
their value and perform them to perfection.

“Then Moshe set aside three cities (of refuge).” Moshe was hinting that
if Bnei Yisrael were not careful in their mitzvah performance, Hashem
would remove His supervision from them, and they would sin, albeit
unintentionally, like the unintentional murderer, who was not careful
enough in his mitzvah observance.

“Now, O Israel, listen to the decrees and to the
ordinances that I teach you to perform, so that
you may live, and you will come and possess the
Land that Hashem, the G-d of your forefathers,

gives you”
(Devarim 4:1)