Shoftim 19:17 · unit 3

TT #246 · Parashas Shoftim · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 19:17

The Complete Passuk

וְעָמְד֧וּ שְׁנֵֽי־הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־לָהֶ֥ם הָרִ֖יב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֤י הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְי֖וּ בַּיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃

Then the two men who have the dispute shall stand before the Eternal, before the kohanim and the judges who will be in those days.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 19a–b.

TT lemma: לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַשֹּׁפְטִים.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 19a–b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַשֹּׁפְטִים – בֵּית דִּין הַגָּדוֹל.

English: ‘Before the kohanim and the judges’ – the Great Court.

On the daf / in context: Certain cases of zomemim go to the highest court.

Type of Learning

Derash on the competent court (Bavli) — the verse points to the Sanhedrin for the final determination.

What Is Learned

The confrontation of the malicious witnesses takes place before the kohanim and judges of the highest available court.