Shoftim 20:02 · unit 2
TT #276 · 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.
Chabad / Judaica Press
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 42a.
TT lemma: וְדִבֶּר אֶל הָעָם.
Sefaria — Sotah 42a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְדִבֶּר אֶל הָעָם – בִּלְשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ.
English: ‘And speak to the people’ – in the Holy Tongue.
On the daf / in context: The address is delivered in Hebrew.
Type of Learning
Derash on the language of the address (Bavli) — the speech is in Lashon HaKodesh.
What Is Learned
The kohen’s address to the troops is spoken in the Holy Tongue.