Eikev 7:25 · unit 3
Parashas Eikev · Passuk 7:25
The Complete Passuk
פְּסִילֵ֥י אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן בָּאֵ֑שׁ לֹֽא־תַחְמֹד֩ כֶּ֨סֶף וְזָהָ֤ב עֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ לָ֔ךְ פֶּ֚ן תִּוָּקֵ֣שׁ בּ֔וֹ כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃
You shall consign the images of their gods to the fire; you shall not covet the silver and gold on them and keep it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared thereby; for that is abhorrent to the ETERNAL your God.
Chabad / Judaica Press
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Avodah Zarah 52a .
TT lemma: פסילי אלהיהם תשרפון (unit 3 of 8).
Sefaria — Avodah Zarah 52a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
פסילי אלהיהם תשרפון. תנא רב יוסף, מניין לעובד כוכבים שפוסל אלהיו, שנאמר פסילי אלהיהם תשרפון באש
English: Rav Yosef taught: Whence that a non-Jew can nullify his own god? As it is said, “the graven images of their gods you shall burn with fire.”
On the daf / in context: Avodah Zarah 52a; Tosefta.
Type of Learning
Custom (nullification of a non-Jew’s idol)
What Is Learned
A non-Jew’s nullification of his idol removes its forbidden status for Israelite benefit.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.