Ki Seitzei 24:07 · unit 6

TT #527 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 24:07

The Complete Passuk

כִּי־יִמָּצֵ֣א אִ֗ישׁ גֹּנֵ֨ב נֶ֤פֶשׁ מֵאֶחָיו֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִתְעַמֶּר־בּ֖וֹ וּמְכָר֑וֹ וּמֵת֙ הַגַּנָּ֣ב הַה֔וּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃

If a man is found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deals with him as a slave and sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from your midst.

Chabad.org — 24:07

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 276.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
גֹּנֵב נֶפֶשׁ – וְלֹא גּוֹנֵב מָמוֹן.

English: “Stealing a person” — and not (merely) stealing property.

On the daf / in context: The capital liability is for kidnapping a person, not for ordinary theft of goods.

Type of Learning

Distinction from property theft.

What Is Learned

The death penalty applies to the theft of a person, not to ordinary property theft.