Derasha 589 on Mishpatim 23:26

Parashas Mishpatim · Passuk 23:26

The Complete Passuk

לֹ֥א תִהְיֶ֛ה מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה וַעֲקָרָ֖ה בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ אֶת־מִסְפַּ֥ר יָמֶ֖יךָ אֲמַלֵּֽא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 23:26
Sefaria — Kiddushin 38a
E-Daf — Kiddushin 38a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי נָתָן אוֹמֵר: הֲרֵי שֶׁיָּצָא חַיָּב לַחֲבֵרוֹ בְּבֵית דִּין וְעָלָיו כְּסוּת בְּמָאתַיִם, לֹא יֹאמַר לוֹ מְכֹר כְּסוּתְךָ וְהִתְכַּסֵּה בְּמָנֶה וְתֵן לִי מָנֶה, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר כִּי הִיא כְסוּתוֹ.

English: Rabbi Natan taught: If someone is found liable in court and is wearing a garment worth two hundred, the creditor may not tell him to sell it, buy a cheaper garment, and pay the difference; therefore the verse says, “for it is his covering.”

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned