Ki Seitzei 23:21 · unit 1

TT #400 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:21

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־תִדֹּ֥ר נֶ֙דֶר֙ לַיהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א תְאַחֵ֖ר לְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹ כִּֽי־דָרֹ֨שׁ יִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּ יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃

When you vow a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin in you.

Chabad.org — 23:21

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 265.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּי תִדֹּר נֶדֶר לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ – מִצְוַת נְדָרִים.

English: “When you vow a vow to the Lord your God” — the framework of vows.

On the daf / in context: The verse addresses the obligation that arises once a vow has been made.

Type of Learning

Contextual opening.

What Is Learned

One who makes a vow to Hashem incurs an obligation to fulfill it.