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