Shoftim 21:01 · unit 3
TT #332 · 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 45a.
TT lemma: נֹפֵל בַּשָּׂדֶה.
Sefaria — Sotah 45a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
נֹפֵל בַּשָּׂדֶה – פְּרָט לְטָמוּן בַּגַּל.
English: ‘Lying in the field’ – excluding one hidden under a heap.
On the daf / in context: The body must be found in the open.
Type of Learning
Derash requiring exposure (Bavli) — a concealed body does not initiate the procedure.
What Is Learned
Only a body found lying exposed in the open field triggers the measurement and the eglah arufah.