Ki Seitzei 24:14 · unit 2

TT #554 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 24:14

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק שָׂכִ֖יר עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מֵאַחֶ֕יךָ א֧וֹ מִגֵּרְךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּאַרְצְךָ֖ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brothers or of your strangers who are in your land within your gates.

Chabad.org — 24:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 283.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מֵאַחֶיךָ אוֹ מִגֵּרְךָ – יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגֵר.

English: “Whether of your brothers or of your strangers” — Israelite and ger.

On the daf / in context: The protection covers both a fellow Jew and a ger who dwells in the land.

Type of Learning

Scope of the protected parties.

What Is Learned

The ban applies to a hired worker who is a fellow Jew or a ger in the land.