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Torah Book & Portion, Book of Numbers, Matot (Numbers 30:2–32:42), Source Book Keys, AMJV

NUMBERS | 32:22 clear — NUM387 When considering the proper path in life, ...

NUM387 When considering the proper path in life, says the Mishna, it is not enough that we choose deeds that will bring honor only to God. They must also bring honor to other human beings (Mishna, Avot 2:1). Therefore, every time a person decides upon any behavior, he or she must be very conscious that not only is it the right thing to do in that individual's eyes and even in God's eyes, but it must likewise be behavior that others will interpret as ethical as well. This concept--acting ethically in both God's eyes and in the eyes of others--is derived from the Torah's story of the two and one-half tribes who wished to remain on the east side of the Jordan River. Even though they displayed the right motives, they had to demonstrate that their actions were ethical to God and also to their fellow Jews. (For this reason, the men left their homes and families to fight alongside the other tribes for fourteen years.) [Continued at [[NUM141]] Numbers 14:16 powerless AMJV 315]

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