Reeh 13:10 · unit 1

TT #140 · Parashas Reeh · Third Aliyah · Passuk 13:10

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֤י הָרֹג֙ תַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּ יָֽדְךָ֛ תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֥וֹ בָרִאשׁוֹנָ֖ה לַהֲמִית֑וֹ וְיַ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃

But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and the hand of all the people afterward.

Chabad.org — 13:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin / Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin / Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּי הָרֹג תַּהַרְגֶנּוּ – הֻבָּא בַּדְּרָשָׁה בַּפָּסוּק הַקּוֹדֵם.

English: “You shall surely kill him” — this is already included in the derashos of the preceding verse.

On the daf / in context: The emphatic double language reinforces the duty of execution already derived from the prior commands of non-pity and non-concealment.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sanhedrin) — reinforcing the duty of execution already established.

What Is Learned

The doubled language “harog tahargenu” underscores the absolute duty to put the mesis to death.