Ki Seitzei 25:11 · unit 3

TT #763 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:11

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־יִנָּצ֨וּ אֲנָשִׁ֤ים יַחְדָּו֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו וְקָֽרְבָה֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת הָאֶחָ֔ד לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת־אִישָׁ֖הּ מִיַּ֣ד מַכֵּ֑הוּ וְשָׁלְחָ֣ה יָדָ֔הּ וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה בִּמְבֻשָֽׁיו׃

When men strive together, a man and his brother, and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who strikes him, and she puts out her hand and seizes him by his private parts,

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Bava Kamma.

TT lemma: אִישׁ וְאָחִיו.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

אִישׁ וְאָחִיו – לְרַבּוֹת עֲבָדִים שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהֶם בֹּשֶׁת; מַאי טַעְמָא? אָחִיו הוּא בַּמִּצְוֹת.

English: “A man and his brother” — this includes slaves, who have a claim for embarrassment; why? Because he is a “brother” in the commandments.

On the daf / in context: Slaves who are obligated in commandments are treated as having a dignity interest protected by the law of boshet.

Type of Learning

Ribbui including slaves in the protection against embarrassment.

What Is Learned

A slave has a claim for embarrassment under this law because he shares in the commandments.