Ki Seitzei 25:09 · unit 14

TT #742 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:09

The Complete Passuk

וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ אֵלָיו֮ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִים֒ וְחָלְצָ֤ה נַעֲלוֹ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְל֔וֹ וְיָרְקָ֥ה בְּפָנָ֖יו וְעָנְתָ֣ה וְאָמְרָ֑ה כָּ֚כָה יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִבְנֶ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָחִֽיו׃

Then his yevamah shall approach him in the presence of the elders, and draw his shoe off his foot, and spit in his face, and respond and say: “Thus shall be done to the man who will not build up his brother’s house.”

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamot / Sifrei.

TT lemma: כָּכָה יֵעָשֶׂה לָאִישׁ.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

כָּכָה יֵעָשֶׂה לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִבְנֶה אֶת בֵּית אָחִיו – זוֹ אֲמִירַת הַיְּבָמָה.

English: “Thus shall be done to the man who will not build up his brother’s house” — this is the declaration of the yevamah.

On the daf / in context: The formula publicly marks the consequence of the refusal.

Type of Learning

The statutory declaration of the yevamah after the act.

What Is Learned

After the physical acts, the yevamah recites the formula that describes the consequence of the yavam’s refusal.