Ki Seitzei 21:21 · unit 1

TT #85 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · First aliya · Passuk 21:21

The Complete Passuk

וּ֠רְגָמֻ֠הוּ כׇּל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִיר֤וֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים֙ וָמֵ֔ת וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִשְׁמְע֥וּ וְיִרָֽאוּ׃

And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones and he shall die; and you shall burn out the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear and fear.

Chabad.org — 21:21

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 45b / Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 45b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּרְגָמֻהוּ כָּל אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ – וְלֹא אַנְשֵׁי עִיר אַחֶרֶת.

English: “And all the men of his city shall stone him” — and not the men of another city.

On the daf / in context: The execution is carried out by the people of his own city. This local character of the punishment is part of the law’s deterrent design.

Type of Learning

Mi’ut limiting the executors to his own city.

What Is Learned

The stoning is performed by the men of the son’s own city, not by outsiders.