Shoftim 21:01 · unit 7
TT #336 · 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 Sifrei Devarim 205.
TT lemma: בָּאֲדָמָה.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 205
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בָּאֲדָמָה – וְלֹא טָמוּן בַּבַּיִת.
English: ‘In the land’ – and not one hidden in a house.
On the daf / in context: Indoor discoveries are excluded.
Type of Learning
Derash excluding indoor cases (Sifrei) — the field setting is essential.
What Is Learned
A body found inside a house does not trigger the eglah arufah; the law is for the open land.