Ki Seitzei 23:20 · unit 2

TT #398 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:20

The Complete Passuk

לַנָּכְרִ֣י תַשִּׁ֔יךְ וּלְאָחִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תַשִּׁ֑יךְ לְמַ֨עַן יְבָרֶכְךָ֜ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ בְּכֹל֙ מִשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֔ךָ עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃

To a foreigner you may lend upon interest, but to your brother you shall not lend upon interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land that you are entering to possess.

Chabad.org — 23:20

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 264.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּלְאָחִיךָ לֹא תַשִּׁיךְ – חִזּוּק הָאִסּוּר.

English: “But to your brother you shall not lend upon interest” — reinforcement of the prohibition.

On the daf / in context: The contrast reaffirms the ban within Israel.

Type of Learning

Reinforcing derash.

What Is Learned

The prohibition toward a fellow Jew is restated and reinforced.