Ki Seitzei 23:18 · unit 2

TT #380 · 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
כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ גַּם שְׁנֵיהֶם – שְׁנֵיהֶם תּוֹעֵבָה.

English: “For even both of them are an abomination to the Lord your God” — both are abominations.

On the daf / in context: The Torah labels both categories as to’evah and therefore unfit for the sanctuary.

Type of Learning

Characterization of the status.

What Is Learned

Both the harlot’s hire and the dog’s price are declared an abomination and barred from the Temple.