Ki Seitzei 23:15 · unit 11

TT #374 · 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 – מִצְוָה קַיֶּמֶת.

English: “You shall not deliver a slave” — an enduring commandment.

On the daf / in context: The prohibition remains in force as a standing rule of the Torah.

Type of Learning

Characterization of the mitzvah.

What Is Learned

The ban on returning an escaped slave is a lasting Torah commandment.