Shoftim 18:20 · unit 3

TT #188 · 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: וּמֵת הַנָּבִיא הַהוּא.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 89a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּמֵת הַנָּבִיא הַהוּא – בְּחֶנֶק.

English: ‘That prophet shall die’ – by strangulation.

On the daf / in context: The method of execution for the false prophet is specified in the sugya.

Type of Learning

Derash on the penalty (Bavli) — the death penalty for a false prophet is strangulation.

What Is Learned

A false prophet is liable to death by strangulation.