Ki Seitzei 23:18 · unit 1

TT #379 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:18

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־תָבִיא֩ אֶתְנַ֨ן זוֹנָ֤ה וּמְחִיר֙ כֶּ֔לֶב בֵּ֖ית יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לְכָל־נֶ֔דֶר כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow, for even both of them are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Chabad.org — 23:18

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 262.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֹא תָבִיא אֶתְנַן זוֹנָה וּמְחִיר כֶּלֶב בֵּית יְהֹוָה – אִסּוּר הֲבָאָה לַמִּקְדָּשׁ.

English: “You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the price of a dog into the house of the Lord” — a prohibition of bringing such payments to the Temple.

On the daf / in context: Money or animals obtained from these sources may not be used for sacred purposes.

Type of Learning

Identification of the lav.

What Is Learned

Neither the hire of a harlot nor the price of a dog may be brought as an offering or vow payment.