Ki Seitzei 25:09 · unit 25

TT #753 · 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 / Rambam.

TT lemma: כָּכָה.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

כָּכָה – בַּלָּשׁוֹן הַזֶּה; מִכָּאן שֶׁצְּרִיכָה לוֹמַר בִּלְשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ (לְדַעַת רַבִּי יְהוּדָה).

English: “Thus” — in this very language; from here that she must speak in the holy tongue (according to Rabbi Yehudah).

On the daf / in context: An alternative (or complementary) source for the requirement of Hebrew in the declaration.

Type of Learning

Derash from “kakhah” requiring the precise formula in Hebrew.

What Is Learned

The declaration must be recited in the exact biblical language (Hebrew).