Ki Seitzei 25:07 · unit 13

TT #712 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:07

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־לֹ֤א יַחְפֹּץ֙ הָאִ֔ישׁ לָקַ֖חַת אֶת־יְבִמְתּ֑וֹ וְעָלְתָה֩ יְבִמְתּ֨וֹ הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים וְאָֽמְרָה֙ מֵאֵ֨ן יְבָמִ֜י לְהָקִ֨ים לְאָחִ֥יו שֵׁם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה יַבְּמִֽי׃

And if the man does not desire to take his yevamah, then his yevamah shall go up to the gate to the elders and say: “My husband’s brother refuses to establish a name for his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband’s brother for me.”

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamot.

TT lemma: וְעָמְדָה וְאָמְרָה.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

וְעָמְדָה וְאָמְרָה – מִלַּמֵּד שֶׁצְּרִיכָה לַעֲמֹד בִּשְׁעַת אֲמִירָתָהּ.

English: “And she shall stand and say” — teaching that she must stand while making her declaration.

On the daf / in context: The posture of standing is part of the formal dignity of the rite.

Type of Learning

Derash on the required posture of the yevamah.

What Is Learned

The yevamah must stand while reciting her declaration in the chalitzah ceremony.