Ki Seitzei 23:01 · unit 1

TT #302 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:01

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־יָבֹ֧א פְצֽוּעַ־דַּכָּ֛א וּכְר֥וּת שָׁפְכָ֖ה בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהֹוָֽה׃

He who is crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall not enter the assembly of the Lord.

Chabad.org — 23:01

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 247.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֹא יָבֹא פְצוּעַ דַּכָּא – פָּסוּל לְקָהָל.

English: “He who is crushed shall not enter” — he is disqualified from the assembly.

On the daf / in context: The verse excludes a man with certain genital injuries from marrying into the congregation of Israel in the full sense.

Type of Learning

Identification of the disqualification.

What Is Learned

A man who is crushed (petzua daka) may not enter the assembly of Hashem.