Ki Seitzei 23:15 · unit 4
TT #367 · 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 – מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.
English: “You shall not deliver” — a negative commandment.
On the daf / in context: The verse is the source of a formal lav.
Type of Learning
Identification of the lav.
What Is Learned
Returning the escaped slave is a Torah prohibition.