Ki Seitzei 21:20 · unit 7

TT #83 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · First aliya · Passuk 21:20

The Complete Passuk

וְאָמְר֞וּ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י עִיר֗וֹ בְּנֵ֤נוּ זֶה֙ סוֹרֵ֣ר וּמֹרֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּ זוֹלֵ֖ל וְסֹבֵֽא׃

And they shall say to the elders of his city: This son of ours is wayward and rebellious; he does not listen to our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.

Chabad.org — 21:20

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 71b.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 71b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בֵּן סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה – בַּתְּחִלָּה מַלְקִין אוֹתוֹ, וְאִם שָׁנָה בּוֹ גּוֹמְרִין אֶת דִּינוֹ.

English: A wayward and rebellious son — at first they flog him; if he repeats the act they complete his judgment.

On the daf / in context: The procedure has two stages: an initial warning and lashes, then, if the son repeats the gluttony, a final capital judgment.

Type of Learning

Derash establishing the two-stage process.

What Is Learned

The son is first flogged; only if he repeats the misconduct after that warning is he subject to the final judgment.