Ki Seitzei 25:06 · unit 1

TT #684 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:06

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֗ה הַבְּכוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּלֵ֔ד יָק֕וּם עַל־שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו הַמֵּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And it shall be that the firstborn that she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, so that his name shall not be blotted out from Israel.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamot 24a.

TT lemma: וְהָיָה הַבְּכוֹר.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

וְהָיָה הַבְּכוֹר – מִצְוָה בַּגָּדוֹל לְיַבֵּם.

English: “And it shall be that the firstborn” — the mitzvah rests primarily upon the eldest brother to perform yibbum.

On the daf / in context: The verse is read as referring to the yavam himself (the eldest), establishing priority among the brothers.

Type of Learning

Derash identifying the primary subject of the mitzvah.

What Is Learned

The eldest brother has the primary obligation (and right) to perform yibbum.