Shoftim 19:15 · unit 5
TT #229 · 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 Sifrei Devarim 188 .
TT lemma: יָקוּם דָּבָר .
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 188
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
יָקוּם דָּבָר – שֶׁיִּהְיֶה הַדָּבָר קַיָּם.
English: ‘A matter shall be established’ – that the matter shall stand.
On the daf / in context: Two witnesses establish the fact permanently for the court.
Type of Learning Derash on the effect of testimony (Sifrei) — the language of ‘yakum’ means the matter is fixed.
What Is Learned When two or three witnesses testify, the matter is established and stands before the court.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.