Derasha 6 on Shoftim 17:09

TT #65 · 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

דבר המשפט. מלמד ששואלין על דבר המשפט.

English: The matter of the judgment — this teaches that one inquires concerning the matter of the judgment.

On the daf / in context

The phrase emphasizes that the inquiry is specifically for a legal ruling.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — not a formal named middah of the 13.

What Is Learned

The parties come to the high court specifically to receive a binding legal decision.