Ki Seitzei 24:12 · unit 2

TT #544 · 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
לֹא תִשְׁכַּב בַּעֲבֹטוֹ – הֲשָׁבָה בַּלַּיְלָה.

English: “You shall not sleep with his pledge” — return by night.

On the daf / in context: The pledge must be restored to him for the night.

Type of Learning

Practical requirement.

What Is Learned

The poor man’s pledge must be returned to him so that he can use it at night.