Shoftim 21:07 · unit 3
TT #383 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 21:07
The Complete Passuk
וְעָנ֖וּ וְאָמְר֑וּ יָדֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֤א (שפכה) [שָֽׁפְכוּ֙] אֶת־הַדָּ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְעֵינֵ֖ינוּ לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ׃
And they shall declare and say: Our hands did not shed this blood, and our eyes did not see.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 210.
TT lemma: וְעָנוּ וְאָמְרוּ.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 210
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְעָנוּ וְאָמְרוּ – בִּלְשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ.
English: ‘And they shall declare and say’ – in the Holy Tongue.
On the daf / in context: The declaration is recited in Hebrew.
Type of Learning
Derash on the language of the declaration (Sifrei) — the fixed formula is spoken in Lashon HaKodesh.
What Is Learned
The elders recite the prescribed declaration in the Holy Tongue over the heifer.