Ki Seitzei 22:28 · unit 2
TT #282 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:28
The Complete Passuk
כִּֽי־יִמְצָ֣א אִ֗ישׁ נַעֲרָ֤ה בְתוּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־אֹרָ֔שָׂה וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ וְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃
If a man finds a young woman, a virgin who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found,
Chabad.org — 22:28
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 244.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וּתְפָשָׂהּ – בְּעַל כָּרְחָהּ.
English: “And seizes her” — against her will.
On the daf / in context: The verb indicates force; the case is one of rape of an unbetrothed virgin.
Type of Learning
Definitional derash on “t’fasah.”
What Is Learned
The act is one of forcible seizure.