Ki Seitzei 22:16 · unit 5

TT #234 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:16

The Complete Passuk

וְאָמַ֛ר אֲבִ֥י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים אֶת־בִּתִּ֗י נָתַ֤תִּי לָאִישׁ֙ הַזֶּ֔ה לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃

And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders: “I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, and he hated her.”

Chabad.org — 22:16

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֶל הַזְּקֵנִים – בְּבֵית דִּין שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה.

English: “To the elders” — in a court of twenty-three.

On the daf / in context: Because the underlying charge is capital, the case is heard by a full Sanhedrin of 23.

Type of Learning

Derash establishing the required court.

What Is Learned

The claim of motzi shem ra is adjudicated before a court of twenty-three.