Shoftim 20:02 · unit 1
TT #275 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 20:02
The Complete Passuk
וְהָיָ֕ה כְּקָרׇבְכֶ֖ם אֶל־הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִגַּ֥שׁ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְדִבֶּ֥ר אֶל־הָעָֽם׃
And it shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the kohen shall approach and speak to the people.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 42a / Sifrei.
TT lemma: וְנִגַּשׁ הַכֹּהֵן.
Sefaria — Sotah 42a / Sifrei
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְנִגַּשׁ הַכֹּהֵן – כֹּהֵן מְשׁוּחַ מִלְחָמָה.
English: ‘And the kohen shall approach’ – the kohen anointed for war.
On the daf / in context: A special kohen is designated for the battlefield address.
Type of Learning
Derash identifying the speaker (Bavli / Sifrei) — the verse refers to the mashuach milchamah.
What Is Learned
Before battle a specially anointed kohen approaches the people and delivers the prescribed address.