Reeh 13:10 · unit 2

TT #141 · 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 Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
יָדְךָ תִּהְיֶה בּוֹ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁמִּצְוָה בְּיַד הַנִּסָּת לְהָמִיתוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ בְּיַד כָּל אָדָם.

English: “Your hand shall be first upon him” — This teaches that it is a mitzvah for the one who was enticed to put him to death first, and afterward the hand of every person.

On the daf / in context: The person who was the target of the mesis’s words is given the primary duty of initiating the execution; only then does the rest of the people join.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — priority of the intended victim in the execution.

What Is Learned

The one who was enticed must strike first; only afterward does the rest of the people participate.