Rabbinic JudaismSifrei Devarim 264HOLYMAP · SACRED TEXTS
Sifrei on DeuteronomySifrei Devarim 264

Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Sifrei Devarim 264

1
English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 23:22) "If you make a vow to the L-rd, you shall not delay to pay it": It is written here "a vow," and elsewhere (Vayikra 7:16) "a vow." Just as there, "a vow or a pledge (nedavah)," so, here, a vow or a pledge. And just as with the vow here, "you shall not delay to pay it," so, with the vow there, you shall not delay to pay it.

2
English · Shraga Silverstein

"for the L-rd your G-d": This refers to monies, assessments, devotions, and consecrations, (in respect to all of which it is written "to the L-rd.")

3
English · Shraga Silverstein

"to pay it": it and not its substitute (i.e., if the original were lost, he does not transgress "You shall not delay" with its substitute until three festivals have passed for the substitute.)

4
English · Shraga Silverstein

"for require shall He require it": These are sin-offerings, guilt-offerings, burnt-offerings, and peace-offerings.

5
English · Shraga Silverstein

"the L-rd your G-d": These are charities, tithes, first-born (bechor), and the Pesach offering.

6
English · Shraga Silverstein

"of you": This refers to leket, shikchah, and peah.

7
English · Shraga Silverstein

"and it will be a sin in you": "in you," and not in your offering (i.e., the offering is kasher even if delayed.)

1
Sifrei Devarim 264English
2
Sifrei Devarim 2640%

Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Find your chapter.

357 chapters

Make yourself comfortable.

PAGE COLOUR

TEXT SIZE

100%

Your preferences stay with you on this device.

ORIGINALS & TRANSLATIONS

Choose your edition.

Select one edition for quiet reading, or several to compare the words.

Public-domain Hebrew editions, digitized by Sefaria (sefaria.org). · Source ↗

Mechilta, Sifra and Sifrei, translated by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein. CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org). · Source ↗

English translation: Sifrei Devarim, translated by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein, via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

↑
Explore the atlas
↑ ↓ to explore   ·   Enter to open   ·   Esc to close