Ki Seitzei 21:15 · unit 11

TT #40 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · First aliya · Passuk 21:15

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־תִהְיֶ֨יןָ לְאִ֜ישׁ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֗ים הָאַחַ֤ת אֲהוּבָה֙ וְהָאַחַ֣ת שְׂנוּאָ֔ה וְיָֽלְדוּ־ל֣וֹ בָנִ֔ים הָאֲהוּבָ֖ה וְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑ה וְהָיָ֛ה הַבֵּ֥ן הַבְּכֹ֖ר לַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃

If a man has two wives, the one beloved and the one hated, and they bear him sons, the beloved and the hated, and the firstborn son is the hated one’s—

Chabad.org — 21:15

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim / Kiddushin.

Sefaria — Kiddushin 68a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהַשְּׂנוּאָה – לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הָעֲרָיוֹת שֶׁחַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶן כָּרֵת בִּידֵי שָׁמַיִם.

English: “And the hated” — to include the forbidden relations for which one is liable to kares at the hands of Heaven.

On the daf / in context: Building on the earlier teaching that kiddushin takes effect with women forbidden by negative commandments, the extra “ve-ha-senu’ah” includes even cases of kares. The inheritance consequences still apply.

Type of Learning

Ribbui from the extra “ve-ha-senu’ah.”

What Is Learned

The inheritance rule of this section extends even to unions that incur kares; the child of such a union may still be the firstborn for inheritance purposes.