Ki Seitzei 22:19 · unit 5

TT #243 · 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
לֹא יוּכַל לְשַׁלְּחָהּ כָּל יָמָיו – אִסּוּר גֵּרוּשִׁין עוֹלָמִית.

English: “He may not send her away all his days” — a permanent prohibition of divorce.

On the daf / in context: The false accuser is forever barred from divorcing this wife.

Type of Learning

Derash creating a lifelong restriction on divorce.

What Is Learned

A man who falsely defamed his bride may never divorce her.