Ki Seitzei 23:20 · unit 3
TT #399 · 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
לְמַעַן יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ – שְׂכַר הַמִּצְוָה.
English: “That the Lord your God may bless you” — the reward of the commandment.
On the daf / in context: Observance of the interest laws is linked to divine blessing in the Land.
Type of Learning Teleological derash.
What Is Learned Keeping the laws of interest brings the blessing of Hashem in the Land.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.