Ki Seitzei 24:05 · unit 6

TT #517 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 24:05

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֖ישׁ אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲדָשָׁ֑ה לֹ֤א יֵצֵא֙ בַּצָּבָ֔א וְלֹא־יַעֲבֹ֥ר עָלָ֖יו לְכָל־דָּבָ֑ר נָקִ֞י יִהְיֶ֤ה לְבֵיתוֹ֙ שָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֔ת וְשִׂמַּ֖ח אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־לָקָֽח׃

When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be charged with any business; he shall be free for his house one year and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.

Chabad.org — 24:05

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 274.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אִשָּׁה חֲדָשָׁה – בַּתּוּלָה אוֹ אַלְמָנָה (לְעִנְיָן זֶה).

English: “A new wife” — in this context, a newly taken wife.

On the daf / in context: The phrase focuses on the newness of the marriage, not necessarily on virginity.

Type of Learning

Definition of “new wife.”

What Is Learned

The exemption applies to a man who has newly taken a wife.