Vayechi 49:10 · unit 3

Parashas Vayechi · Passuk 49:10

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַגְלָ֑יו עַ֚ד כִּֽי־יָבֹ֣א שִׁילֹ֔ה וְל֖וֹ יִקְּהַ֥ת עַמִּֽים׃

The sceptre shall not depart from Yehudah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 54b (Rashi citing the derash).

Sefaria — Zevachim 54b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִכָּאן אָנוּ גְּמִירִי דְּסַנְהֶדְרִין בְּחֶלְקוֹ שֶׁל יְהוּדָה הֲוַי.

English: From here we learn that the Sanhedrin was in the portion of Yehudah.

On the daf / in context: The location of the Sanhedrin (Lishkas ha-Gazis) is associated with the territory of Yehudah on the basis of this verse.

Type of Learning

Halachic / historical derivation from the verse.

What Is Learned

The Sanhedrin sat in the portion of Yehudah.