Ki Seitzei 25:16 · unit 3

TT #784 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:16

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כָּל־עֹ֥שֵׂה אֵ֑לֶּה כֹּ֖ל עֹ֥שֵׂה עָֽוֶל׃

For all who do these things, all who do injustice, are an abomination to the Eternal your God.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bava Batra 89a.

TT lemma: כָּל עֹשֵׂה עָוֶל.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ: אֵין מְעָרְבִין פֵּרוֹת בְּפֵרוֹת אֲפִלּוּ חֲדָשִׁים בִּישָׁנִים וַאֲפִלּוּ סְאָה בְּדִינָר.

English: From here they said: One may not mix produce with produce, even new with old, and even a se’ah for a dinar.

On the daf / in context: Any form of deception in merchandise, even without monetary loss to the buyer, is included in “doing injustice.”

Type of Learning

Derash extending the prohibition to all forms of commercial deception.

What Is Learned

Mixing different grades or ages of produce (or any similar deception) is forbidden as a form of injustice.