Derasha 1 on Shoftim 17:09

TT #60 · Parashas Shoftim · First Aliyah · Passuk 09

The Complete Passuk

וּבָאתָ֗ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְאֶ֨ל־הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֑ם וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ וְהִגִּ֣ידוּ לְךָ֔ אֵ֖ת דְּבַ֥ר הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

and appear before the levitical priests, or the magistrate in charge at the time, and present your problem. When they have announced to you the verdict in the case,

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin / Sifrei.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

ובאת. מלמד שבאין לבית דין הגדול שבירושלים.

English: And you shall come — this teaches that they come to the Great Court in Jerusalem.

On the daf / in context

The verse requires physical appearance before the central court.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Bavli / Sifrei) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The verb of coming is taken as the obligation of personal attendance.

What Is Learned

The parties (and the referring judges) must themselves appear before the Great Sanhedrin.