Ki Savo 27:22 · unit 1

Parashas Ki Savo · Passuk 27:22

The Complete Passuk

אָרוּר שֹׁכֵב עִם־אֲחֹתוֹ בַּת־אָבִיו א֣וֹ בַת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְאָמַ֥ר כׇּל־הָעָ֖ם אָמֵֽן׃

Cursed be one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say Amen.

Chabad.org — 27:22

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the unifying series in Sotah 37b.

Sefaria — Sotah 37b

E-Daf image — Sotah 37b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אַרְבַּע, אַרְבַּע וְאַרְבַּע הֲרֵי שְׁמוֹנֶה… נִמְצָא אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה בְּרִיתוֹת עַל כׇּל מִצְוָה וּמִצְוָה.

English: Four, and four, and four — that is eight… It turns out that there are forty-eight covenants for every single commandment.

On the daf: The particular arur statements (including the prohibition of relations with a sister) are read within a larger framework that multiplies covenantal force: each commandment was accepted under multiple sets of oaths (Sinai, Arvos Moav, Gerizim/Eival, etc.), yielding forty-eight berisos for every mitzvah.

Type of Learning

Custom (structural / aggadic unification of the arur series).

What Is Learned

The prohibition is reinforced within the covenantal framework that treats the whole series of curses as a comprehensive national commitment covering every commandment.