Ki Seitzei 25:11 · unit 7

TT #767 · 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 Yerushalmi Bava Kamma 8:3.

TT lemma: וְהֶחֱזִיקָה.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

נָפַל מִן הַגַּג וְהִזִּיק וּבִיֵּשׁ – חַיָּב עַל הַנֶּזֶק וּפָטוּר עַל הַבֹּשֶׁת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְשָׁלְחָה יָדָהּ וְהֶחֱזִיקָה – אֵינוֹ חַיָּב עַל הַבֹּשֶׁת עַד שֶׁיְּהֵא מִתְכַּוֵּן.

English: One who fell from a roof and caused damage and embarrassment is liable for the damage and exempt from the embarrassment, for it is said “and she puts out her hand and seizes” — he is not liable for embarrassment unless he intends.

On the daf / in context: Without intentional action, there is no liability for boshet.

Type of Learning

Derash requiring intent for embarrassment liability.

What Is Learned

Embarrassment liability requires intentional action; accidental damage does not create a claim for boshet.