Ki Seitzei 21:19 · unit 3

TT #75 · 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 71b.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 71b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהוֹצִיאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל זִקְנֵי עִירוֹ – לְבֵית דִּין.

English: “And they shall bring him out to the elders of his city” — to the court.

On the daf / in context: The elders at the gate function as a court. The parents bring the son before a formal judicial body, not merely before informal town leaders.

Type of Learning

Derash identifying the elders with the court.

What Is Learned

The parents must bring the son before a formal court of the elders of his city.