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Sifrei on DeuteronomySifrei Devarim 214

Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Sifrei Devarim 214

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim, Ibid. 14) "And it shall be, when you do not desire her": Scripture apprises you that you are destined to hate her.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"then you shall send her on her own": but not to the house of her god.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"then you shall send her": with a divorce (a "get"), as per R. Yochanan. "on her own": If she were sick, he must wait until she recovers — a fortiori, for Jewish daughters, who are holy and pure.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"you shall not sell her for money": This tells me only that he may not sell her for money. Whence do I derive that he may not give her away as a gift or as a gratuity? From (the superfluous) "and sell you shall not sell."

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"lo tithamer bah": You shall not use her. Variantly: This is an exhortation for (the observance of) everything mentioned in this section.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"after you have afflicted her": even after one act (of cohabitation).

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