Derasha 2 on Behar 25:14

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 25:14

The Complete Passuk

וְכִֽי־תִמְכְּר֤וּ מִמְכָּר֙ לַֽעֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ א֥וֹ קָנֹ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ אַל־תּוֹנ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִֽיו׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim) / Bava Metzia 58b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra / Bava Metzia 58b
אַל תּוֹנוּ. זוֹ אוֹנָאַת מָמוֹן.

English: “You shall not wrong.” This refers to wronging in monetary matters (ona’as mamon).

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra / Bavli Bava Metzia).

What Is Learned

The prohibition “do not wrong” in this verse refers specifically to monetary overreaching (ona’ah of money), as distinct from verbal ona’ah treated later.