Tanach
Devarim 17:8-13 דברים י״ז:ח׳-י״ג
Part of: ShoftimShoftim, Aliyah 1Chapter 17
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כִּי יִפָּלֵא מִמְּךָ דָבָר לַמִּשְׁפָּט בֵּֽין־דָּם ׀ לְדָם בֵּֽין־דִּין לְדִין וּבֵין נֶגַע לָנֶגַע דִּבְרֵי רִיבֹת בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ וְקַמְתָּ וְעָלִיתָ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בּֽוֹ׃
If a matter of law is too abstruse for you—between blood and blood, between decision and decision, or between leprosy and leprosy, matters under dispute in your city; you shall rise and ascend to the place that Adonoy, your God, will have chosen.
If a matter of law is too abstruse for you—between blood and blood, between decision and decision, or between leprosy and leprosy, matters under dispute in your city; you shall rise and ascend to the place that Adonoy, your God, will have chosen.
Rashi
בין דם לדם. בֵּין דָּם טָמֵא לְדָם טָהוֹר (נדה י"ט):
Between blood and blood. Between ritually unclean blood and clean blood.
בין דין לדין. בֵּין דִּין זַכַּאי לְדִין חַיָּב:
Between decision and decision. Between a ‘not guilty’ decision, and a ‘guilty’ decision.
בין נגע לנגע. בֵּין נֶגַע טָמֵא לְנֶגַע טָהוֹר:
Or between leprosy and leprosy. Between ritually unclean leprosy, and clean leprosy.
דברי ריבת. שֶׁיִּהְיוּ חַכְמֵי הָעִיר חוֹלְקִים בַּדָּבָר, זֶה מְטַמֵּא וְזֶה מְטַהֵר, זֶה מְחַיֵּב וְזֶה מְזַכֶּה:
Matters under dispute. When the wise men of the city disagree over the matter, one finding that it is unclean, the other that it is clean; one ruling ‘guilty,’ the other ‘not guilty.’
וקמת ועלית. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁבֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ גָּבוֹהַּ מִכָּל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת (ספרי; סנהדרין פ"ז):
You shall rise and ascend. This teaches that the Beis Hamikdosh was loftier than all other places.
וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם וְאֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵט אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְדָרַשְׁתָּ וְהִגִּידוּ לְךָ אֵת דְּבַר הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
You are to come before the kohanim-the Levites and the judge officiating during those days; you will inquire and they will tell you the legal decision.
You are to come before the kohanim-the Levites and the judge officiating during those days; you will inquire and they will tell you the legal decision.
Rashi
הכהנים הלוים. הַכֹּהֲנִים שֶׁיָּצְאוּ מִשֵּׁבֶט לֵוִי:
The kohanim — the Levites — The kohanim, who are descended from the tribe of Levi.
ואל השפט אשר יהיה בימים ההם. וַאֲפִלּוּ אֵינוֹ כִּשְׁאָר שׁוֹפְטִים שֶׁהָיוּ לְפָנָיו, אַתָּה צָרִיךְ לִשְׁמֹעַ לוֹ – אֵין לְךָ אֶלָּא שׁוֹפֵט שֶׁבְּיָמֶיךָ (ראש השנה כ"ה):
And the judge officiating during those days. Even if he is not comparable to the other judges who preceded him, you must obey him — you have no one but the judge in your day.
וְעָשִׂיתָ עַל־פִּי הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יַגִּידֽוּ לְךָ מִן־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהֹוָה וְשָׁמַרְתָּ לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יוֹרֽוּךָ׃
You are to act according to the word that they tell you from that place that Adonoy will have chosen; and you are to be careful to fulfill exactly as they instruct you.
You are to act according to the word that they tell you from that place that Adonoy will have chosen; and you are to be careful to fulfill exactly as they instruct you.
עַל־פִּי הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר יוֹרוּךָ וְעַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּט אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְרוּ לְךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה לֹא תָסוּר מִן־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־יַגִּידֽוּ לְךָ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃
In accord with the Torah that they instruct you and upon the law that they state to you, are you to act; do not deviate from the word they tell you, neither right or left.
In accord with the Torah that they instruct you and upon the law that they state to you, are you to act; do not deviate from the word they tell you, neither right or left.
Rashi
ימין ושמאל. אֲפִלּוּ אוֹמֵר לְךָ עַל יָמִין שֶׁהוּא שְׂמֹאל וְעַל שְׂמֹאל שֶׁהוּא יָמִין, וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁאוֹמֵר לְךָ עַל יָמִין יָמִין וְעַל שְׂמֹאל שְׂמֹאל (ספרי):
Neither right or left. Even if he tells you that right is left or left is right; certainly, if he tells you that right is right and left is left.
וְהָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה בְזָדוֹן לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹעַ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן הָעֹמֵד לְשָׁרֶת שָׁם אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אוֹ אֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵט וּמֵת הָאִישׁ הַהוּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
But the man who acts deliberately to not heed the kohein who stands to serve there Adonoy, your God, or the judge; that man is to be executed and you will eliminate the evil from Yisroel.
But the man who acts deliberately to not heed the kohein who stands to serve there Adonoy, your God, or the judge; that man is to be executed and you will eliminate the evil from Yisroel.
וְכׇל־הָעָם יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִרָאוּ וְלֹא יְזִידוּן עֽוֹד׃ {ס}
Let all the people hear and fear, and not sin deliberately again.
Let all the people hear and fear, and not sin deliberately again.
Rashi
וכל העם ישמעו. מִכָּאן שֶׁמַּמְתִּינִין לוֹ עַד הָרֶגֶל וּמְמִיתִין אוֹתוֹ בָּרֶגֶל (סנהדרין פ"ט):
Let all the people hear. From here it is derived that we wait with him until the festival, then execute him during the festival.
כי יפלא. כָּל הַפְלָאָה לְשׁוֹן הַבְדָּלָה וּפְרִישָׁה, שֶׁהַדָּבָר נִבְדָּל וּמְכֻסֶּה מִמְּךָ:
If . . . is too abstruse. הַפְלָאָה always denotes separation, or setting apart — the matter is separated, concealed from you.