Ki Seitzei 23:21 · unit 3
TT #402 · 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 דָרֹשׁ יִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ – תְּבִיעַת שָׁמַיִם.
English: “For the Lord your God will surely require it of you” — heavenly demand.
On the daf / in context: Hashem exacts the fulfillment of vows; they are not optional once made.
Type of Learning Emphasis on divine claim.
What Is Learned Hashem will require the fulfillment of the vow from the one who made it.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.