Ki Seitzei 21:19 · unit 1

TT #73 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · First aliya · Passuk 21:19

The Complete Passuk

וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ ב֖וֹ אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּ אֹת֛וֹ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֥י עִיר֖וֹ וְאֶל־שַׁ֥עַר מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

His father and his mother shall seize him and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place.

Chabad.org — 21:19

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 71a.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 71a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְתָפְשׂוּ בוֹ אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ – וְלֹא אֲנָשִׁים אֲחֵרִים.

English: “His father and his mother shall seize him” — and not other people.

On the daf / in context: Both parents must participate in seizing the son. If one parent is unwilling or unable, the procedure of the rebellious son does not proceed.

Type of Learning

Mi’ut from the dual language “aviv ve-imo.”

What Is Learned

Both the father and the mother must seize the son; strangers or only one parent cannot initiate the procedure.