Reeh 15:3 · unit 1
TT #283 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:3
The Complete Passuk
אֶת־הַנׇּכְרִ֖י תִּגֹּ֑שׂ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ תַּשְׁמֵ֥ט יָדֶֽךָ׃
Of a foreigner you may exact it; but that which is yours with your brother your hand shall release.
Chabad.org — 15:3
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.
Sefaria — Sifrei
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אֶת הַנׇּכְרִי תִּגֹּשׂ – זוֹ מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה.
English: "Of a foreigner you may exact" — this is a positive commandment.
On the daf / in context: The permission (or obligation) to collect a debt from a non-Jew is formulated as a positive mitzvah.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — collecting from a non-Jew is a positive commandment.
What Is Learned
Exacting a debt from a non-Jew is a positive commandment of the Torah.