Ki Seitzei 21:22 · unit 4
TT #91 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second aliya · Passuk 21:22
The Complete Passuk
וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְאִ֗ישׁ חֵ֛טְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֖וֶת וְהוּמָ֑ת וְתָלִ֥יתָ אֹת֖וֹ עַל־עֵֽץ׃
And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
Chabad.org — 21:22
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 46b / Sifrei.
Sefaria — Sanhedrin 46b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עַל עֵץ – עֵץ אֶחָד, וְלֹא שְׁנַיִם.
English: “On a tree” — one tree, and not two.
On the daf / in context: The body is hung on a single wooden post or beam, not on a structure of multiple beams.
Type of Learning
Mi’ut from the singular “etz.”
What Is Learned
The body is hung on one wooden post, not on a multi-beamed structure.