Ki Seitzei 21:11 · unit 8

TT #10 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · First aliya · Passuk 21:11

The Complete Passuk

וְרָאִ֙יתָ֙ בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה אֵ֖שֶׁת יְפַת־תֹּ֑אַר וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ בָ֔הּ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

And you see among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and you desire her, and you would take her for yourself as a wife.

Chabad.org — 21:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 211.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 211

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְלָקַחְתָּ לְךָ – שֶׁלֹּא תֹּאמַר ׳הֲרֵי זוֹ לְאַבָּא׳, ׳הֲרֵי זוֹ לְאָחִי׳.

English: “And you shall take for yourself” — so that you should not say “this one is for Father” or “this one is for my brother.”

On the daf / in context: Sifrei states the same restriction in slightly different wording from the Bavli. The permission is strictly personal; the soldier may not designate the captive woman for any other family member.

Type of Learning

Mi’ut from the word “lecha” (Sifrei parallel to the Bavli).

What Is Learned

A soldier may not claim a captive woman under this law for his father or his brother; the permission is only for himself.