Reeh 13:15 · unit 3

TT #161 · Parashas Reeh · Third Aliyah · Passuk 13:15

The Complete Passuk

וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ וְחָקַרְתָּ֧ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ הֵיטֵ֑ב וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֱמֶת֙ נָכ֣וֹן הַדָּבָ֔ר נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃

And you shall inquire and investigate and ask thoroughly, and behold, the matter is true and certain—this abomination has been done in your midst.

Chabad.org — 13:15

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּקִרְבֶּךָ – לְרַבּוֹת גֵּרִים וַעֲבָדִים מְשֻׁחְרָרִים.

English: “In your midst” — to include converts and emancipated slaves.

On the daf / in context: Converts and freed slaves count toward the population of the city both for the majority that creates ir-ha-nidachas status and for the minority that remains faithful.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — converts and freed slaves are included in the city’s count.

What Is Learned

Converts and emancipated slaves are reckoned among the inhabitants of the city for the law of ir ha-nidachas.