Ki Seitzei 24:12 · unit 1

TT #543 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 24:12

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־אִ֥ישׁ עָנִ֖י ה֑וּא לֹ֥א תִשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃

And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.

Chabad.org — 24:12

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 281.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְאִם אִישׁ עָנִי הוּא לֹא תִשְׁכַּב בַּעֲבֹטוֹ – אִסּוּר לִינָה בְּמַשְׁכּוֹן עָנִי.

English: “And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge” — a prohibition of keeping a poor man’s pledge overnight.

On the daf / in context: A pledge essential to a poor person must be returned by nightfall.

Type of Learning

Identification of the lav.

What Is Learned

One may not keep a poor man’s essential pledge overnight.