Ki Seitzei 23:21 · unit 5
TT #404 · 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
לֹא תְאַחֵר – זְמַן קָצוּב.
English: “You shall not delay” — there is a fixed time frame.
On the daf / in context: Halakhah develops specific time limits (e.g., three festivals) after which the delay becomes a violation.
Type of Learning Implication of a time limit.
What Is Learned There is a defined period after which further delay violates the lav.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.