Ki Seitzei 23:15 · unit 9
TT #372 · 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 – שֶׁקִּבֵּל עָלָיו עֹל מִצְוֹת.
English: “Who has escaped to you” — who has accepted the yoke of the commandments (in some readings).
On the daf / in context: Some midrashic expansions link the refuge to a desire to join Israel.
Type of Learning
Additional derash on the refugee’s status.
What Is Learned
The protection is associated with the slave who flees toward the covenant community.