Ki Seitzei 24:04 · unit 4

TT #503 · 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
וְלֹא תַחֲטִיא אֶת הָאָרֶץ – אַזְהָרָה לָרַבִּים.

English: “And you shall not cause the land to sin” — a warning to the community.

On the daf / in context: The prohibition is framed as protecting the land from sin.

Type of Learning

Communal dimension.

What Is Learned

The ban also serves to keep the land from being led into sin.