Ki Seitzei 24:14 · unit 3

TT #555 · 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
עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן – דַּל וּנְזַקָּק.

English: “Poor and needy” — poor and in need.

On the daf / in context: The verse highlights the vulnerability of the worker.

Type of Learning

Emphasis on vulnerability.

What Is Learned

The prohibition is especially directed at the oppression of a poor and needy worker.