Reeh 15:8 · unit 2

TT #293 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:8

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־פָתֹ֧חַ תִּפְתַּ֛ח אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ ל֑וֹ וְהַעֲבֵט֙ תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י מַחְסֹר֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֶחְסַ֖ר לֽוֹ׃

But you shall surely open your hand to him, and you shall surely lend him sufficient for his need that he lacks.

Chabad.org — 15:8

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Gittin.

Sefaria — Gittin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהַעֲבֵט – מַאי פְּרוֹזְבּוּל, אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא, פְּרוֹז בּוּלֵי וּבוּטֵי; בּוּלֵי אֵלּוּ עֲשִׁירִים, בּוּטֵי אֵלּוּ עֲנִיִּים, דִּכְתִיב וְהַעֲבֵט תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ.

English: "And you shall lend" — What is the meaning of prozbul? Rav Chisda said: Proz of the buli and the buti; buli are the wealthy, buti are the poor, as it is written "and you shall surely lend him."

On the daf / in context: The name prozbul is explained as an enactment concerning both the rich (creditors) and the poor (debtors).

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Gittin) — the etymology of prozbul.

What Is Learned

The term prozbul is derived from an expression that encompasses both the wealthy lenders and the poor borrowers.