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.