Ki Seitzei 24:06 · unit 1

TT #518 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 24:06

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־יַחֲבֹ֥ל רֵחַ֖יִם וָרָ֑כֶב כִּי־נֶ֖פֶשׁ ה֥וּא חֹבֵֽל׃

No one shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a man’s life as a pledge.

Chabad.org — 24:06

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 275.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֹא יַחֲבֹל רֵחַיִם וָרָכֶב – אִסּוּר מִשְׁכּוֹן כְּלֵי אֹכֶל.

English: “No one shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge” — a prohibition of taking essential food-preparation tools as a pledge.

On the daf / in context: Implements needed for daily sustenance may not be taken as collateral.

Type of Learning

Identification of the lav.

What Is Learned

It is forbidden to take a millstone (or similar essential tool) as a pledge.