Shoftim 21:08 · unit 8
TT #393 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 21:08
The Complete Passuk
כַּפֵּר֩ לְעַמְּךָ֨ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִ֙יתָ֙ יְהֹוָ֔ה וְאַל־תִּתֵּן֙ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֔י בְּקֶ֖רֶב עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם הַדָּֽם׃
Atone for Your people Yisrael whom You have redeemed, O Eternal, and do not place innocent blood in the midst of Your people Yisrael. And the blood shall be atoned for them.
Chabad / Judaica Press
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 210 .
TT lemma: עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל .
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 210
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל – כֻּלָּם.
English: ‘Your people Yisrael’ – all of them.
On the daf / in context: The atonement is for the whole people, not only the nearest city.
Type of Learning Derash expanding the beneficiaries (Sifrei) — the kapparah is national in scope.
What Is Learned The atonement achieved by the eglah arufah is for the entire people of Yisrael.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.