Ki Seitzei 22:19 · unit 12
TT #250 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:19
The Complete Passuk
וְעָנְשׁ֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ מֵ֣אָה כֶ֗סֶף וְנָתְנוּ֙ לַאֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה כִּ֚י הוֹצִ֣יא שֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע עַ֖ל בְּתוּלַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלוֹ־תִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִשָּׁ֔ה לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל לְשַׁלְּחָ֖הּ כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃
And they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought out an evil name upon a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife; he may not send her away all his days.
Chabad.org — 22:19
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic .
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עַל בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל – חֲמִירָא מִילְּתָא.
English: “Upon a virgin of Israel” — the matter is severe.
On the daf / in context: The Torah underscores the gravity of defaming a virgin of Israel.
Type of Learning Moral emphasis on the severity of the offense.
What Is Learned Falsely defaming a virgin of Israel is treated with especial severity by the Torah.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.