Ki Seitzei 22:23 · unit 1

TT #268 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:23

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֤י יִהְיֶה֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה מְאֹרָשָׂ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ וּמְצָאָ֥הּ אִ֛ישׁ בָּעִ֖יר וְשָׁכַ֥ב עִמָּֽהּ׃

If there is a young woman, a virgin betrothed to a man, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,

Chabad.org — 22:23

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 241.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
נַעֲרָה בְתוּלָה מְאֹרָשָׂה לְאִישׁ – אֲרוּסָה.

English: “A young woman, a virgin betrothed to a man” — a betrothed woman (arusah).

On the daf / in context: The status that creates the capital prohibition in this case is that of an arusah (betrothed but not yet fully married).

Type of Learning

Definitional derash.

What Is Learned

The laws of this unit apply to a virgin who is betrothed (arusah).