Ki Seitzei 24:17 · unit 2

TT #570 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 24:17

The Complete Passuk

לֹ֣א תַטֶּ֔ה מִשְׁפַּ֖ט גֵּ֣ר יָת֑וֹם וְלֹ֣א תַחֲבֹ֔ל בֶּ֖גֶד אַלְמָנָֽה׃

You shall not pervert the justice due to the stranger or the fatherless, nor take the widow’s garment as a pledge.

Chabad.org — 24:17

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 286.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְלֹא תַחֲבֹל בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה – אִסּוּר מִשְׁכּוֹן בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה.

English: “Nor take the widow’s garment as a pledge” — a prohibition of taking a widow’s garment as a pledge.

On the daf / in context: A widow’s garment may not be taken as collateral.

Type of Learning

Identification of the second lav.

What Is Learned

It is forbidden to take a widow’s garment as a pledge.