Ki Seitzei 21:19 · unit 4

TT #76 · 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 / Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 71b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְאֶל שַׁעַר מְקֹמוֹ – זֶה שַׁעַר שֶׁהוּא בּוֹ, וְלֹא שַׁעַר שֶׁעָשָׂה בּוֹ אֶת הָעֲבֵרָה.

English: “And to the gate of his place” — this is the gate of the place where he is, and not the gate of the place where he committed the transgression.

On the daf / in context: Jurisdiction follows the son’s residence (or current location), not the site of the alleged gluttony and drunkenness.

Type of Learning

Derash defining the relevant gate.

What Is Learned

The son is brought to the court of his own city, not necessarily to the place where the misconduct occurred.