Ki Seitzei 22:29 · unit 5

TT #289 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:29

The Complete Passuk

וְנָתַן֩ הָאִ֨ישׁ הַשֹּׁכֵ֥ב עִמָּ֛הּ לַאֲבִ֥י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף וְלוֹ־תִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִשָּׁ֗ה תַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִנָּ֔הּ לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל שַׁלְּחָ֖הּ כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃

Then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he has violated her, he may not send her away all his days.

Chabad.org — 22:29

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Ketubot.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
חֲמִשִּׁים כָּסֶף – כְּנֶגֶד כְּתֻבַּת בְּתוּלָה.

English: “Fifty shekels of silver” — corresponding to the ketubah of a virgin.

On the daf / in context: The sum matches half the standard ketubah of a virgin in some reckonings, or is treated as a fixed Torah fine.

Type of Learning

Numeric correspondence.

What Is Learned

The fine of fifty shekels is the Torah-mandated payment for this offense.