To not love the seducer: That we have likewise been prevented from bending our ear to the words of a seducer and that we not endear him in any manner. And the content of a seducer is one who seduces one Israelite to worship idolatry, such as one who praises the actions of idolatry to him; and he praises it in order that he will follow it and serve it and leave from under the wings of the Divine Providence. And about this is it stated (Deuteronomy 13:9), “You shall not long for him.”
From the roots of the commandment is like the matter that is written in the commandment that precedes it. And its colleague shall speak about all of its laws and practice.
שֶׁלֹּא לֶאֱהֹב הַמֵּסִית – שֶׁנִּמְנַעְנוּ כְּמוֹ כֵן שֶׁלֹּא לְהַטּוֹת אֹזֶן לְדִבְרֵי מֵסִית וְלֹא לְחַבֵּב אוֹתוֹ בְּשׁוּם דָּבָר. וְעִנְיַן מֵסִית הוּא, מִי שֶׁמֵּסִית אֶחָד מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָלֶכֶת לַעֲבֹד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, כְּגוֹן שֶׁיְּשַׁבֵּחַ לוֹ פְּעֻלַּת עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה וִישַׁבְּחֶנָּה לוֹ כְּדֵי שֶׁיֵּלֵךְ אַחֲרֶיהָ וְיַעַבְדָהּ וְיֵצֵא מִתַּחַת כַּנְפֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה, וְעַל זֶה נֶאֱמַר (דברים יג ט) לֹא תֹאבֶה לוֹ.
To not love the seducer: That we have likewise been prevented from bending our ear to the words of a seducer and that we not endear him in any manner. And the content of a seducer is one who seduces one Israelite to worship idolatry, such as one who praises the actions of idolatry to him; and he praises it in order that he will follow it and serve it and leave from under the wings of the Divine Providence. And about this is it stated (Deuteronomy 13:9), “You shall not long for him.”
מִשָּׁרְשֵׁי הַמִּצְוָה. כְּעִנְיָן הַכָּתוּב בַּמִּצְוָה הַקּוֹדֶמֶת לָהּ, וְדִינֶיהָ וְהַנְהָגָתָהּ בַּכֹּל תַּגִּיד עָלֶיהָ חֲבֶרְתָּהּ.
From the roots of the commandment is like the matter that is written in the commandment that precedes it. And its colleague shall speak about all of its laws and practice.