Ki Seitzei 25:09 · unit 24

TT #752 · 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 10b / 11a.

TT lemma: אֶת בֵּית אָחִיו.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

בַּיִת אֶחָד הוּא בּוֹנֶה וְאֵינוֹ בּוֹנֶה שְׁנֵי בָּתִּים.

English: He builds one house and does not build two houses.

On the daf / in context: The language is used to prohibit taking both the yevamah and a co-wife.

Type of Learning

Derash limiting the yavam to one house.

What Is Learned

A yavam may not take both a yevamah and her co-wife in yibbum.