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.
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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.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.