Cytowanie Komentarza do Powtórzonego Prawa 22:26

“And all the substance that was at their feet.” Rashi explained this as a person’s wealth that establishes them upon their feet. But is a person without wealth lame in their feet? Does not all their wisdom and other human virtues support them? It seems that this is speaking in criticism of the acquisition of wealth, as it is the least of the four virtues enumerated by Rambam [in Eight Chapters], which are wisdom, strength, character traits, and wealth. All of these are attached to a person, but wealth is external to them. For wisdom has its source in the head, brain, and heart; strength has its source in the heart, as one who is faint-hearted is not strong. But wealth is attached to their feet, for the profit of the earth is for all (Ecclesiastes 5:8), and the earth is trodden by their feet. Logically, wealth should be the least of all virtues and should be under a person’s control to do with their money as they wish. But ultimately, the situation is reversed — their wealth overpowers them, turning them wherever it desires. It rises from the earth, from its lowly position, as when a man rises against his fellow — so too their wealth rises against them, controls them, and causes them to transgress their own principles and the will of their Creator. Therefore, Scripture calls it the substance that was at their feet, because this despised idol, held in contempt and placed under the soles of their feet, is the very thing that rises against them to rule over them, as when a man rises against his fellow and slays him (Deuteronomy 22:26). Similarly, this acquisition brings its owner into many dangers, and it is what killed Korach, for he trusted in his wealth and fell. Therefore, Scripture calls the wealth of Korach and his assembly the substance that was at their feet.“

הרודף אחר חבירו להרגו – as it is written regarding the engaged maiden (Deuteronomy 22:26): “[But you shall do nothing to the girl. The girl did not incur the death penalty,] for this case is like that of a man attacking another and murdering him.” An analogy is made [between] the killer and the betrothed maiden. Just as the betrothed maiden is given/intended to have her purity saved by killing the rapists, so too in the case of a killer the persecuted person is given to be saved by killing the killers. And the betrothed maiden is derived from Scripture as it is written (Deuteronomy 22:27): “[He came upon her in the open;] though the engaged girl cried for help, there was no one to save her,” behold there is someone to save her, one is obligated to save her in any manner that one can save her.

ואחד הזכור – we derive it as it says in Scripture (Deuteronomy 22:26): “But you shall do nothing to the girl.” The word "נער" /”girl” is written missing a [letter] "ה"/”hei.” This is the male, and the same law applies for all though liable for extirpation and death by the Jewish court for forbidden sexual relations that we save them, as it is written (Deuteronomy 22:26): “[The girl did not] incur the death penalty…” [The word] "חטא"/”sin”/penalty – these are the ones liable for extirpation; [the word] "מות"/”death,” – these are ones liable to death by the Jewish court.