Reeh 13:12 · unit 1

TT #142 · Parashas Reeh · Third Aliyah · Passuk 13:12

The Complete Passuk

וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ וְיִרָא֔וּן וְלֹֽא־יוֹסִ֥פוּ לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֥ה בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃

And all Israel shall hear and fear, and they shall no longer do such an evil thing as this in your midst.

Chabad.org — 13:12

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְכׇל יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁמְעוּ – תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, הַמֵּסִית צָרִיךְ הַכְרָזָה, דִּכְתִיב בֵּיהּ וְכׇל יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִרָאוּן.

English: “And all Israel shall hear” — The Sages taught: A mesis requires public proclamation, as it is written concerning him “and all Israel shall hear and fear.”

On the daf / in context: The verse’s emphasis on public hearing establishes the requirement that the execution of a mesis be accompanied by formal proclamation so that the entire nation takes warning.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sanhedrin) — the mesis’s death must be publicized.

What Is Learned

A mesis requires public proclamation of his execution so that all Israel will hear and fear.