Shoftim 20:10 · unit 2
TT #311 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 20:10
The Complete Passuk
כִּֽי־תִקְרַ֣ב אֶל־עִ֔יר לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עָלֶ֑יהָ וְקָרָ֥אתָ אֵלֶ֖יהָ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, you shall call out to it for peace.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 199.
TT lemma: כִּי תִקְרַב אֶל עִיר.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 199
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
כִּי תִקְרַב אֶל עִיר לְהִלָּחֵם עָלֶיהָ – בְּמִלְחֶמֶת הָרְשׁוּת.
English: ‘When you draw near to a city to fight against it’ – in an optional war.
On the daf / in context: The full peace-offer procedure applies especially to milchemet reshut.
Type of Learning
Derash limiting the primary scope (Sifrei) — the detailed rules are for discretionary wars.
What Is Learned
The requirement to call for peace before siege is stated primarily for wars that are not obligatory wars of conquest of the Land.