Reeh 15:8 · unit 5

TT #296 · 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 Kesubos.

Sefaria — Kesubos

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ וגו׳ – תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, יָתוֹם שֶׁבָּא לִשָּׂא אִשָּׁה, שׂוֹכְרִין לוֹ בַּיִת וּמִטָּה וְכׇל כְּלֵי תַּשְׁמִישׁוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ מַשִּׂיאִין לוֹ אִשָּׁה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ אֲשֶׁר יֶחְסַר לוֹ; דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ – זֶה בַּיִת, אֲשֶׁר יֶחְסַר – זֶה מִטָּה וְשֻׁלְחָן, לוֹ – זוֹ אִשָּׁה.

English: "Sufficient for his need..." — The Sages taught: An orphan who comes to marry—one rents for him a house and a bed and all his household utensils and afterward marries a wife to him, as it is said "sufficient for his need that he lacks"; "sufficient for his need"—this is a house; "that he lacks"—this is a bed and a table; "for him"—this is a wife.

On the daf / in context: The verse’s layered language is used to define the full package of support required to enable a poor orphan to establish a household.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Kesubos) — the full support package for an orphan’s marriage.

What Is Learned

When supporting an orphan’s marriage one must first supply a house and basic furnishings and only then arrange the marriage itself.