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Source and decoding
כל העושה מצוה אחת – מטיבין לו, ומאריכין לו ימיו, ונוחל את הארץ.
The Mishnah describes reward for a commandment; the Gemara examines how to interpret the promise.
- 1Identify the Mishnah’s promise
- 2Compare it with baraitot about reward
- 3Read the scales metaphor on daf 40
Kushya
How does the promise of reward fit other sources and the suffering of those who fulfill commandments?
Terutz
Rav Yehuda explains that the commandment makes the person’s merits exceed their sins. Later, Rabbi Yaakov locates the reward for a commandment in the world to come. Distinguish these explanations.