Ki Seitzei 23:19 · unit 4

TT #384 · 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
לְאָחִיךָ – פְּרָט לְנָכְרִי.

English: “To your brother” — excluding a non-Jew.

On the daf / in context: The prohibition of ribbis is limited to loans between Jews; interest may be taken from a non-Jew.

Type of Learning

Limiting derash.

What Is Learned

The ban on interest applies to a fellow Jew, not to a non-Jew.