Eikev 7:25 · unit 8

Parashas Eikev · Passuk 7:25

The Complete Passuk

פְּסִילֵ֥י אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן בָּאֵ֑שׁ לֹֽא־תַחְמֹד֩ כֶּ֨סֶף וְזָהָ֤ב עֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ לָ֔ךְ פֶּ֚ן תִּוָּקֵ֣שׁ בּ֔וֹ כִּ֧י תוֹעֲבַ֛ת יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃

You shall consign the images of their gods to the fire; you shall not covet the silver and gold on them and keep it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared thereby; for that is abhorrent to the ETERNAL your God.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Temurah 28b.

TT lemma: כסף וזהב עליהם (unit 8 of 8).

Sefaria — Temurah 28b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כסף וזהב עליהם. תניא, בהמה נעבדת צפויה אסור, דכתיב לא תחמוד כסף וזהב עליהם ולקחת לך ר"ל אסורין אף להדיוט, ולא כמו הנעבד עצמו שאסור רק לגבוה.

English: It was taught: An animal that was worshipped, if it was plated, the plating is forbidden [even for ordinary use], as it is written, “You shall not covet the silver and gold on them and take it for yourself” — unlike the worshipped animal itself, which is forbidden only for the altar.

On the daf / in context: Temurah 28b.

Type of Learning

Custom (plating of a worshipped animal)

What Is Learned

Plating on a worshipped animal is forbidden for benefit; the animal’s own prohibition is mainly for sacred use.