דברים י״ג:י״ג-י״ט

לשבת שם. פְּרָט לִירוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁלֹּא נִתְּנָה לְדִירָה (שם):

In which to settle. This excludes Jerusalem, which was not given as a dwelling place.

כי תשמע, לאמר. אוֹמְרִים כֵּן יָצְאוּ וְגוֹ' –

If you hear, etc., saying. Saying the following:

אנשים. וְלֹא נָשִׁים:

Men have gone out — unscrupulous. Without a yoke, as they have cast off the yoke of Heaven.

בני בליעל. בְּלִי עֹל, שֶׁפָּרְקוּ עֻלּוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם (שם):

Men. But not women.

ישבי עירם. וְלֹא יוֹשְׁבֵי עִיר אַחֶרֶת, מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ אֵין נַעֲשֵׂית עִיר הַנִּדַּחַת עַד שֶׁיַּדִּיחוּהָ אֲנָשִׁים וְעַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ מַדִּיחֶיהָ מִתּוֹכָהּ (סנהדרין קי"א):

The inhabitants of their city. But not the inhabitants of another city. From here it is derived that an apostate city cannot be so designated unless suborned by men, and by its own constituents.

ודרשת וחקרת ושאלת היטב. מִכָּאן לָמְדוּ שֶׁבַע חֲקִירוֹת מֵרִבּוּי הַמִּקְרָא, כָּאן יֵשׁ ג' – דְּרִישָׁה וַחֲקִירָה וְהֵיטֵב, וְשָׁאַלְתָּ אֵינוֹ מִן הַמִּנְיָן, וּמִמֶּנּוּ לָמְדוּ בְּדִיקוֹת – וּבְמָקוֹם אַחֵר הוּא אוֹמֵר (דברים י"ט) "וְדָרְשׁוּ הַשּׁוֹפְטִים הֵיטֵב", וְעוֹד בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר הוּא אוֹמֵר (שם י"ז) "וְדָרַשְׁתָּ הֵיטֵב", לָמְדוּ 'הֵיטֵב' 'הֵיטֵב' לִגְזֵרָה שָׁוָה, לִתֵּן הָאָמוּר שֶׁל זֶה בָּזֶה (סנהדרין מ'):

You must investigate, inquire, and interrogate thoroughly. From here it is derived that there are seven inquiries, from the added passages. Here there are three: “investigation,” “inquiry,” and “thoroughness.” “Interrogate” is not counted, since the examining interrogation is derived from there. Elsewhere, it is said, “The magistrates must investigate thoroughly.” Still elsewhere, it is said, “You must investigate thoroughly.” ”Thoroughly” and “Thoroughly” are extrapolated by the principle of textual comparison, so that the Torah’s specifications with each may be applied to the other.

הכה תכה. אִם אֵינְךָ יָכוֹל לַהֲמִיתָם בַּמִּיתָה הַכְּתוּבָה בָּהֶם, הֲמִיתֵם בְּאַחֶרֶת (ספרי; בבא מציעא ל"א):

You must surely strike down. If you are unable to execute them by the method specified by Scripture for them, execute them by another method.

לה' אלהיך. לִשְׁמוֹ וּבִשְׁבִילוֹ:

For Adonoy your God. For His Name and for His sake.

למען ישוב ה' מחרון אפו. שֶׁכָּל זְמַן שֶׁעֲ"זָ בָעוֹלָם חֲרוֹן אַף בָּעוֹלָם (ספרי):

So that Adonoy withdraws His raising fury. For, so long as idolatry exists in the world, fury rages in the world.