Shoftim 21:01 · unit 11
TT #340 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 21:01
The Complete Passuk
כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵ֣א חָלָ֗ל בָּאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ נֹתֵ֤ן לְךָ֙ לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ נֹפֵ֖ל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה לֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע מִ֥י הִכָּֽהוּ׃
If a slain person is found in the land that the Eternal your God is giving you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who struck him.
Chabad / Judaica Press
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 44b.
TT lemma: נֹפֵל בַּשָּׂדֶה.
Sefaria — Sotah 44b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
נֹפֵל בַּשָּׂדֶה – וְלֹא בָעִיר.
English: ‘Lying in the field’ – and not in the city.
On the daf / in context: Urban discoveries are outside the primary scope.
Type of Learning
Derash excluding the city (Bavli) — the field setting is required.
What Is Learned
The eglah arufah is for a body found in the open field, not within a city’s walls.