Ki Seitzei 23:19 · unit 12
TT #392 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:19
The Complete Passuk
לֹא־תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּֽׁךְ׃
You shall not lend upon interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.
Chabad.org — 23:19
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 263.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
נֶשֶׁךְ אֹכֶל – רִבִּית שֶׁל אֹכֶלִין.
English: “Interest of food” — interest in the form of foodstuffs.
On the daf / in context: Even when the interest is paid in produce rather than money, it is forbidden.
Type of Learning
Expansion of the prohibition.
What Is Learned
Interest paid in food is equally prohibited.