Ki Seitzei 25:11 · unit 8

TT #768 · 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.

TT lemma: בִּמְבֻשָׁיו.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

אֵין לִי אֶלָּא מְבוּשָׁיו; מִנַּיִן לְרַבּוֹת כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ סַכָּנָה? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְהֶחֱזִיקָה – מִכָּל מָקוֹם.

English: I have only his private parts; from where do we include any place that involves danger? Scripture says “and seizes” — in any place.

On the daf / in context: The liability extends beyond the specific organ to any dangerous seizure.

Type of Learning

Ribbui extending the liability to any dangerous place.

What Is Learned

The law applies to seizing any vulnerable or dangerous part of the body, not only the private parts.