Ki Seitzei 23:07 · unit 2
TT #332 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:07
The Complete Passuk
לֹֽא־תְתַעֵ֣ב אֲדֹמִ֔י כִּ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ ה֑וּא לֹא־תְתַעֵ֣ב מִצְרִ֔י כִּי־גֵ֖ר הָיִ֥יתָ בְאַרְצֽוֹ׃
You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land.
Chabad.org — 23:07
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 251.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לֹא תְתַעֵב מִצְרִי כִּי גֵר הָיִיתָ בְאַרְצוֹ – הַכָּרַת טוֹבָה.
English: “You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land” — recognition of the good.
On the daf / in context: Egypt is treated more leniently because Israel sojourned there.
Type of Learning
Derash on gratitude as the ground of the rule.
What Is Learned
An Egyptian is not to be abhorred, because Israel was a stranger in Egypt.