Derasha 1 on Shoftim 17:10

TT #66 · Parashas Shoftim · First Aliyah · Passuk 10

The Complete Passuk

וְעָשִׂ֗יתָ עַל־פִּ֤י הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַגִּ֣ידֽוּ לְךָ֔ מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִבְחַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹרֽוּךָ׃

you shall carry out the verdict that is announced to you from that place that God chose, observing scrupulously all their instructions to you.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin / Sifrei.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

מן המקום ההוא. מלמד שהמקום גורם.

English: From that place — this teaches that the place itself is a causative factor.

On the daf / in context

The ruling derives its authority in part from the sanctity and chosen status of the place.

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

The geographic location of the high court contributes to the binding force of its decision.