Shoftim 19:15 · unit 7

TT #231 · 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 Sifrei Devarim 188.

TT lemma: בְּכׇל חֵטְא אֲשֶׁר יֶחֱטָא.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 188

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּכׇל חֵטְא אֲשֶׁר יֶחֱטָא – לְרַבּוֹת כׇּל מִינֵי עֲבֵרוֹת.

English: ‘In any sin that he may commit’ – to include all kinds of transgressions.

On the daf / in context: The rule is universal across categories of sin.

Type of Learning

Derash universalizing the rule (Sifrei) — no category of sin is exempt from the two-witness requirement.

What Is Learned

Whether the charge is capital, corporal, or monetary, a single witness is never sufficient to establish liability.