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.