Ki Seitzei 23:15 · unit 2

TT #365 · 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
אֲשֶׁר יִנָּצֵל אֵלֶיךָ – שֶׁבָּרַח אֵלֶיךָ.

English: “Who has escaped to you” — who has fled to you.

On the daf / in context: The protection applies to a slave who has taken refuge with you.

Type of Learning

Definitional scope.

What Is Learned

The prohibition covers a slave who has fled to your protection.