Ki Seitzei 22:07 · unit 6
TT #165 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:07
The Complete Passuk
שַׁלֵּחַ תְּשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָאֵם וְאֶת־הַבָּנִים תִּקַּח־לָךְ לְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ יָמִים׃
You shall surely send away the mother, and the young you may take for yourself, so that it will be good for you and you will prolong your days.
Chabad.org — 22:07
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Chullin 141a–b / Sifrei.
Sefaria — Chullin 141a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
שַׁלֵּחַ תְּשַׁלַּח – אֲפִלּוּ מֵאָה פְּעָמִים.
English: “You shall surely send away” — even a hundred times.
On the daf / in context: The doubled language teaches that the obligation continues even if the mother returns repeatedly.
Type of Learning
Derash on the doubled verb establishing repeated obligation.
What Is Learned
One must send the mother bird away even multiple times if she keeps returning to the nest.