Ki Seitzei 24:06 · unit 4
TT #521 · 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 – מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.
English: “Shall not take as a pledge” — a negative commandment.
On the daf / in context: The verse is the source of a formal lav.
Type of Learning
Identification of the lav.
What Is Learned
Taking a millstone as a pledge is a Torah prohibition.