Eikev 7:25 · unit 5

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 Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 4:4.

TT lemma: לא תחמד וגו' (unit 5 of 8).

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 4:4

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לא תחמד וגו'. מניין לעובד כוכבים שמבטל עבודת כוכבים שלו, א"ר יוחנן, דכתיב לא תחמוד כסף וזהב עליהם ולקחת לך, אתה אי אתה חומד ולוקח, אבל אחרים חומדים ואתה לוקח [ירושלמי ע"ז פ"ד ה"ד]

English: Whence that a non-Jew nullifies his own idol? R’ Yochanan said: as it is written, “You shall not covet the silver and gold on them and take it for yourself” — you may not covet and take, but others may covet and you may take. [Jerusalem Talmud Avodah Zarah 4:4]

On the daf / in context: Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 4:4.

Type of Learning

Custom (Yerushalmi — who can nullify)

What Is Learned

Only the non-Jew can nullify his idol; once he does, an Israelite may benefit.