Ki Seitzei 22:28 · unit 4

TT #284 · 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 / classic.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
נַעֲרָה בְתוּלָה – פְּרָט לְבוֹגֶרֶת.

English: “A young woman, a virgin” — excluding a bogeret (mature woman).

On the daf / in context: The special fine and marriage obligation of the next verse apply to a na’arah, not to a fully mature woman.

Type of Learning

Limiting derash on the age category.

What Is Learned

The laws of this unit are limited to a na’arah (young woman), not a bogeret.