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.
English: “And you shall burn out the evil from your midst” — uproot the evil from Israel.
On the daf / in context: The purpose of the severe penalty is the removal of a corrupting influence before it spreads. The same formula appears in other capital contexts.
Type of Learning
Derash on the purpose of the penalty.
What Is Learned
The execution is intended to remove a source of evil from the community before it spreads further.