Ki Seitzei 24:06 · unit 3

TT #520 · 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
רֵחַיִם וָרָכֶב – כְּלֵי רֵחַיִם.

English: “Mill and upper millstone” — the mill implements.

On the daf / in context: Both the lower and upper stones (and by extension similar tools) are included.

Type of Learning

Scope of the objects.

What Is Learned

Both parts of the mill are forbidden as pledges.