Ki Seitzei 22:05 · unit 4

TT #144 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:05

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־יִהְיֶה כְלִי־גֶבֶר עַל־אִשָּׁה וְלֹא־יִלְבַּשׁ גֶּבֶר שִׂמְלַת אִשָּׁה כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כָּל־עֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה׃

A man’s implement shall not be on a woman, and a man shall not wear a woman’s garment, for whoever does these is an abomination to Hashem your God.

Chabad.org — 22:05

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Nazir 59a.

Sefaria — Nazir 59a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כְּלִי גֶבֶר – אֵין לִי אֶלָּא כְּלֵי זַיִן, מִנַּיִן אַף בְּגָדִים? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְלֹא יִלְבַּשׁ.

English: “A man’s implement” — I only have [the prohibition of] weapons; from where [do I know it applies] even to garments? The verse says “and he shall not wear.”

On the daf / in context: The Sages expand the prohibition from military gear to ordinary clothing of the opposite gender.

Type of Learning

Derash expanding the prohibition from weapons to garments.

What Is Learned

The prohibition covers not only weapons but also ordinary clothing of the opposite gender.