Shoftim 19:03 · unit 3

TT #197 · Parashas Shoftim · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 19:03

The Complete Passuk

תָּכִ֣ין לְךָ֮ הַדֶּ֒רֶךְ֒ וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־גְּב֣וּל אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַנְחִֽילְךָ֖ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֕ה לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה כׇּל־רֹצֵֽחַ׃

You shall prepare the way for yourself, and divide into three the border of your land that the Eternal your God will cause you to inherit, and it shall be for every killer to flee there.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Makkot 10a.

TT lemma: לָנוּס שָׁמָּה כׇּל רֹצֵחַ.

Sefaria — Makkot 10a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לָנוּס שָׁמָּה כׇּל רֹצֵחַ – בֵּין שׁוֹגֵג בֵּין מֵזִיד.

English: ‘For every killer to flee there’ – whether accidental or intentional.

On the daf / in context: Even the intentional killer flees there initially; the court then distinguishes.

Type of Learning

Derash on who flees (Bavli) — the verse is read as covering both categories at the stage of flight.

What Is Learned

Any killer, whether the act was accidental or intentional, flees to the city of refuge; the distinction is made afterward by the court.