Shoftim 20:05 · unit 5
TT #288 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 20:05
The Complete Passuk
וְדִבְּר֣וּ הַשֹּֽׁטְרִ֗ים אֶל־הָעָם֮ לֵאמֹר֒ מִֽי־הָאִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנָ֤ה בַֽיִת־חָדָשׁ֙ וְלֹ֣א חֲנָכ֔וֹ יֵלֵ֖ךְ וְיָשֹׁ֣ב לְבֵית֑וֹ פֶּן־יָמוּת֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאִ֥ישׁ אַחֵ֖ר יַחְנְכֶֽנּוּ׃
And the officers shall speak to the people, saying: Who is the man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man dedicate it.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 193 .
TT lemma: יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ .
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 193
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב לְבֵיתוֹ – מִן הַמַּעֲרָכָה.
English: ‘Let him go and return to his house’ – from the battle line.
On the daf / in context: He is released from the ranks.
Type of Learning Derash on the release (Sifrei) — the man is formally dismissed from combat duty.
What Is Learned The officers formally release him from the ranks so that he may return home.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.