Derasha 1 on Behar 25:37

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 25:37

The Complete Passuk

אֶ֨ת־כַּסְפְּךָ֔ לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן ל֖וֹ בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן אׇכְלֶֽךָ׃

Torah Temimah cites Sifra / Bava Metzia 60b.

Core Text — Sifra / Bava Metzia

אֶת כַּסְפְּךָ לֹא תִתֵּן לוֹ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ. אַזְהָרָה לַמַּלְוֶה.

English: “Your money you shall not give him with interest.” A warning to the lender.

Classical derasha (Sifra / Bavli Bava Metzia).

The prohibition is addressed primarily to the lender; separate warnings apply to the borrower, guarantor, and witnesses.