Reeh 15:13 · unit 1

TT #313 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:13

The Complete Passuk

וְכִֽי־תְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חׇפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ לֹ֥א תְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ רֵיקָֽם׃

And when you send him free from you, you shall not send him empty-handed.

Chabad.org — 15:13

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kiddushin.

Sefaria — Kiddushin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְכִי תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ – תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, יָכוֹל לֹא יִהְיוּ מַעֲנִיקִים אֶלָּא לְיוֹצֵא בְּשֵׁשׁ, מִנַּיִן לְרַבּוֹת יוֹצֵא בַּיּוֹבֵל וּבְמִיתַת הָאָדוֹן וְאָמָה הָעִבְרִיָּה בְּסִימָנִים, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר תְּשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ וְכִי תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ.

English: "And when you send him" — The Sages taught: One might have thought that the grant is given only to one who leaves after six years; from where do we include one who leaves at the Jubilee, or at the master’s death, or a Hebrew maidservant who leaves by signs of maturity? From the doubled language "you shall send him\ldots and when you send him."

On the daf / in context: The obligation to provide a parting grant extends to every form of release from Hebrew slavery.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Kiddushin) — the parting grant applies to all forms of release.

What Is Learned

The obligation to send a Hebrew slave away with a grant applies whether he leaves after six years, at the Jubilee, at the master’s death, or (in the case of a maidservant) upon reaching maturity.