Derasha 1 on Shoftim 16:19

TT #8 · Parashas Shoftim · First Aliyah · Passuk 19

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־תַטֶּ֣ה מִשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹ֥א תַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑ים וְלֹא־תִקַּ֣ח שֹׁ֔חַד כִּ֣י הַשֹּׁ֗חַד יְעַוֵּר֙ עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם׃

You shall not judge unfairly: you shall show no partiality; you shall not take bribes, for bribes blind the eyes of the discerning and upset the plea of the just.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the earlier treatment in Parashas Mishpatim (Exodus 23:8) and the opening of Parashas Devarim.

Sefaria · Exodus 23:8

Core Text of Chazal

לא תטה וגו׳. כל פסוק זה נתבאר לפנינו בפ׳ משפטים (כ״ג ח׳) ובר״פ דברים.

English: “You shall not pervert justice…” — this entire verse was already explained earlier in Parashas Mishpatim (Exodus 23:8) and at the beginning of Parashas Devarim.

On the daf / in context

Torah Temimah cross-references the detailed derashot already given on the parallel prohibitions against perverting justice, recognizing faces, and taking bribes.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (cross-reference to earlier sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The verse is treated as a restatement of the earlier prohibitions.

What Is Learned

The prohibitions against perverting judgment, showing favoritism, and accepting bribes apply equally here; the earlier detailed exposition in Mishpatim remains authoritative.