Ki Seitzei 23:25 · unit 11

TT #430 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 23:25

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֤י תָבֹא֙ בְּקָמַ֣ת רֵעֶ֔ךָ וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ מְלִילֹ֖ת בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תָנִ֔יף עַ֖ל קָמַ֥ת רֵעֶֽךָ׃

When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle upon your neighbor’s standing grain.

Chabad.org — 23:25

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 269.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מְלִילֹת בְּיָדֶךָ – קְטִיפָה מֻעֶטֶת.

English: “Ears with your hand” — a limited quantity of plucking.

On the daf / in context: Hand-plucking implies a modest amount, not a full harvest.

Type of Learning

Quantitative implication.

What Is Learned

Only a limited, hand-scale amount may be taken.