And Hashem said to Moshe: Take all the heads of the people and hang them up to Hashem before the sun, that the fierce anger of Hashem may turn back from Israel.
English: It was taught: Capital cases are judged by day and concluded by day. From where are these words? Rav Sheima bar Chiya said: The verse says, “And hang them up to Hashem before the sun.”
Type of Learning
Halakhic derivation of daytime procedure for capital cases.
What Is Learned
“Before the sun” is not only publicity — it is the source that life-and-death judgment belongs to the day.