Ki Seitzei 23:15 · unit 8

TT #371 · 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
עֶבֶד אֶל אֲדֹנָיו – פְּרָט לְעֶבֶד עִבְרִי.

English: “A slave to his master” — excluding a Hebrew slave in certain readings.

On the daf / in context: Classic discussion distinguishes the Canaanite slave who flees to the Land.

Type of Learning

Limiting derash.

What Is Learned

The primary case is the non-Jewish slave who seeks refuge.