Ki Seitzei 23:19 · unit 5

TT #385 · 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
לֹא תַשִּׁיךְ – מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.

English: “You shall not lend upon interest” — a negative commandment.

On the daf / in context: The verse is the source of a formal lav.

Type of Learning

Identification of the lav.

What Is Learned

Charging interest to a Jew is a Torah prohibition.