Ki Seitzei 25:15 · unit 4

TT #780 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:15

The Complete Passuk

אֶ֣בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֤ה וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ אֵיפָ֧ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה וָצֶ֖דֶק יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ לְמַ֤עַן יַאֲרִ֙יכוּ֙ יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃

A complete and just weight you shall have, a complete and just measure you shall have, that your days may be prolonged in the land that the Eternal your God is giving you.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bava Batra 89b.

TT lemma: יִהְיֶה לָּךְ.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ: הַסִּיטוֹן מְקַנֵּחַ אֶת מִדּוֹתָיו אַחַת לִשְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וּבַעַל הַבַּיִת אַחַת לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ.

English: From here they said: A wholesale dealer cleans his measures once every thirty days, and a householder once every twelve months.

On the daf / in context: Regular cleaning is required so that the measures remain “complete and just.”

Type of Learning

Derash establishing the frequency of cleaning measures.

What Is Learned

Measures must be cleaned periodically (more often for commercial dealers) to remain accurate.