Ki Seitzei 23:01 · unit 3

TT #304 · 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 / classic.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בִּקְהַל יְהֹוָה – לְהִנָּשֵׂא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.

English: “In the assembly of the Lord” — to marry within Israel.

On the daf / in context: The primary practical consequence is a restriction on marriage into the congregation.

Type of Learning

Definitional derash on “kehal Hashem.”

What Is Learned

The exclusion is from entering the assembly by way of marriage into the congregation of Israel.