Ki Seitzei 24:20 · unit 2

TT #606 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Sixth / Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 24:20

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֤י תַחְבֹּט֙ זֵֽיתְךָ֔ לֹ֥א תְפַאֵ֖ר אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶֽה׃

When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the orphan, and the widow.

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 284.

TT lemma: לֹא תְפַאֵר אַחֲרֶיךָ.

Core Text

לֹא תְפַאֵר אַחֲרֶיךָ – לֹא תִטֹּל אֶת הַפְּאֵר.

English: ‘You shall not go over the boughs again’ – you shall not take the glory (the remaining fruit).

On the daf / in context: The verb pe’er is read as forbidding a second pass that takes the leftover glory of the tree.

Derash on the verb (Sifrei) — a second thorough gathering is forbidden.

After the initial beating, the owner may not return to strip the remaining olives; those are designated for the stranger, orphan, and widow.