Ki Seitzei 24:14 · unit 4

TT #556 · 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
לֹא תַעֲשֹׁק – מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.

English: “You shall not oppress” — a negative commandment.

On the daf / in context: The verse is the source of a formal lav against oppressing a hired worker.

Type of Learning

Identification of the lav.

What Is Learned

Oppressing a hired worker is a Torah prohibition.