Ki Seitzei 22:19 · unit 3

TT #241 · 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
כִּי הוֹצִיא שֵׁם רָע עַל בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל – טַעַם הַקְּנַס.

English: “Because he has brought out an evil name upon a virgin of Israel” — the reason for the fine.

On the daf / in context: The Torah itself states the ground of the penalty: the public defamation of a virgin of Israel.

Type of Learning

Explicit rationale supplied by the verse.

What Is Learned

The fine is imposed because of the false public defamation of a Jewish virgin.