Ki Seitzei 22:14 · unit 3
TT #226 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:14
The Complete Passuk
וְשָׂ֥ם לָהּ֙ עֲלִילֹ֣ת דְּבָרִ֔ים וְהוֹצִ֥א עָלֶ֖יהָ שֵׁ֣ם רָ֑ע וְאָמַ֗ר אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לָקַ֔חְתִּי וָאֶקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְלֹא־מָצָ֥אתִי לָ֖הּ בְּתוּלִֽים׃
And he makes up charges against her and brings out an evil name against her, and says: “I took this woman, and when I came near to her I did not find in her the signs of virginity.”
Chabad.org — 22:14
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic .
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אֶת הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת לָקַחְתִּי – מִכָּאן שֶׁאֵין הָאִשָּׁה נִבְעֶלֶת עַד שֶׁתִּהְיֶה לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה.
English: “This woman I took” — from here [we learn] that a woman is not [considered] married until she has become his wife.
On the daf / in context: The language presupposes a completed act of kiddushin / nissuin.
Type of Learning Derash establishing the framework of marriage before the claim.
What Is Learned The defamation laws apply only after a valid marriage has taken place.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.