Shoftim 18:20 · unit 1

TT #186 · Parashas Shoftim · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 18:20

The Complete Passuk

אַ֣ךְ הַנָּבִ֡יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָזִיד֩ לְדַבֵּ֨ר דָּבָ֜ר בִּשְׁמִ֗י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙ לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר יְדַבֵּ֔ר בְּשֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וּמֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֥יא הַהֽוּא׃

But the prophet who will presume to speak a word in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who will speak in the name of other gods – that prophet shall die.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 89a.

TT lemma: הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר יָזִיד.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 89a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר יָזִיד לְדַבֵּר דָּבָר בִּשְׁמִי – זֶה הַמִּתְנַבֵּא מַה שֶּׁלֹּא נֶאֱמַר לוֹ.

English: ‘The prophet who will presume to speak a word in My name’ – this is one who prophesies what was not said to him.

On the daf / in context: Definition of the false prophet who fabricates a message in Hashem’s name.

Type of Learning

Derash defining the false prophet (Bavli) — the verse covers one who invents a prophecy.

What Is Learned

A prophet who fabricates a message and presents it as the word of Hashem is liable to death.