Ki Seitzei 24:04 · unit 11
TT #510 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 24:04
The Complete Passuk
לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל בַּעְלָ֣הּ הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן אֲשֶֽׁר־שִׁ֠לְּחָהּ לָשׁ֨וּב לְקַחְתָּ֜הּ לִהְי֧וֹת לוֹ֣ לְאִשָּׁ֗ה אַחֲרֵי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֻטַּמָּ֔אָה כִּֽי־תוֹעֵבָ֥ה הִ֖וא לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תַחֲטִיא֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃
Her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not cause the land to sin, which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance.
Chabad.org — 24:04
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 273 .
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הֻטַּמָּאָה – וְלֹא לִפְנֵי כֵן.
English: “After she has been defiled” — and not before.
On the daf / in context: If she has not remarried, the first husband may in principle take her back.
Type of Learning Limiting the temporal scope.
What Is Learned The ban applies only after an intervening marriage; before that, return is possible.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.