Ki Seitzei 24:10 · unit 4

TT #538 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 24:10

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־תַשֶּׁ֥ה בְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ מַשַּׁ֣את מְא֑וּמָה לֹא־תָבֹ֥א אֶל־בֵּית֖וֹ לַעֲבֹ֥ט עֲבֹטֽוֹ׃

When you lend your neighbor any manner of loan, you shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

Chabad.org — 24:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 279.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֹא תָבֹא אֶל בֵּיתוֹ – מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.

English: “You shall not go into his house” — a negative commandment.

On the daf / in context: The verse is the source of a formal lav protecting the borrower’s home.

Type of Learning

Identification of the lav.

What Is Learned

Entering the borrower’s house to take a pledge is a Torah prohibition.