Shoftim 19:15 · unit 2

TT #226 · Parashas Shoftim · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 19:15

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־יָקוּם֩ עֵ֨ד אֶחָ֜ד בְּאִ֗ישׁ לְכׇל־עָוֺן֙ וּלְכׇל־חַטָּ֔את בְּכׇל־חֵ֖טְא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶֽחֱטָ֑א עַל־פִּ֣י ׀ שְׁנֵ֣י עֵדִ֗ים א֛וֹ עַל־פִּ֥י שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־עֵדִ֖ים יָק֥וּם דָּבָֽר׃

A single witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity or for any sin, in any sin that he may commit; by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses a matter shall be established.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 30a.

TT lemma: לְכׇל עָוֺן וּלְכׇל חַטָּאת.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 30a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לְכׇל עָוֺן וּלְכׇל חַטָּאת – לְרַבּוֹת דִּינֵי מָמוֹנוֹת.

English: ‘For any iniquity or for any sin’ – to include monetary cases.

On the daf / in context: The requirement of two witnesses extends beyond capital cases to monetary disputes.

Type of Learning

Derash expanding to civil cases (Bavli) — the language is broad enough to cover all judicial matters.

What Is Learned

The two-witness requirement applies not only to capital and corporal cases but also to monetary claims.