Ki Seitzei 23:19 · unit 8

TT #388 · 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
כָּל דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׁךְ – אַף רִבִּית דְּרַבָּנָן.

English: “Anything that is lent upon interest” — even forms later classified as rabbinic interest.

On the daf / in context: The broad language supports a comprehensive prohibition.

Type of Learning

Expansion toward later categories.

What Is Learned

The Torah’s language is broad enough to underwrite a wide ban on interest.