Shoftim 20:10 · unit 3
TT #312 · 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: לְשָׁלוֹם.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 199
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לְשָׁלוֹם – וְלֹא לְכִלָּיוֹן.
English: ‘For peace’ – and not for destruction.
On the daf / in context: The goal of the call is peaceful submission, not annihilation.
Type of Learning
Derash on the purpose of the call (Sifrei) — peace is the preferred outcome.
What Is Learned
The first approach to a city is an offer of peace; destruction is only the alternative if peace is refused.