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.