Shoftim 21:02 · unit 5
TT #351 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 21:02
The Complete Passuk
וְיָצְא֥וּ זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָ וּמָדְדוּ֙ אֶל־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר סְבִיבֹ֥ת הֶחָלָֽל׃
Then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure to the cities that are around the slain person.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 205.
TT lemma: זְקֵנֶיךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 205
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
זְקֵנֶיךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ – שְׁנֵי זְקֵנִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה שׁוֹפְטִים.
English: ‘Your elders and your judges’ – two elders and three judges (in some counts).
On the daf / in context: A specific quorum is required for the measurement.
Type of Learning
Derash on the required number (Sifrei) — the verse is read as demanding a defined group.
What Is Learned
A formal group of elders and judges goes out to perform the measurement to the surrounding cities.