Shoftim 21:08 · unit 9

TT #394 · 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 Sotah 47a.

TT lemma: אֲשֶׁר פָּדִיתָ.

Sefaria — Sotah 47a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֲשֶׁר פָּדִיתָ – מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם.

English: ‘Whom You have redeemed’ – from the hand of Egypt.

On the daf / in context: The classic redemption is recalled.

Type of Learning

Derash recalling the Exodus (Bavli) — the same God who redeemed from Egypt is asked to atone now.

What Is Learned

The prayer links the present request for atonement to the historic redemption from Egypt.