Ki Seitzei 23:15 · unit 1
TT #364 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:15
The Complete Passuk
לֹא־תַסְגִּ֥יר עֶ֖בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו אֲשֶׁר־יִנָּצֵ֥ל אֵלֶ֖יךָ מֵעִ֥ם אֲדֹנָֽיו׃
You shall not deliver to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.
Chabad.org — 23:15
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 259.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לֹא תַסְגִּיר עֶבֶד אֶל אֲדֹנָיו – אִסּוּר הַסְגָּרָה.
English: “You shall not deliver a slave to his master” — a prohibition of extradition.
On the daf / in context: A slave who flees to the Land of Israel (or to you) may not be returned to his master.
Type of Learning
Identification of the lav.
What Is Learned
It is forbidden to return an escaped slave to his master.