Ki Seitzei 22:23 · unit 2
TT #269 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:23
The Complete Passuk
כִּ֤י יִהְיֶה֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה מְאֹרָשָׂ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ וּמְצָאָ֥הּ אִ֛ישׁ בָּעִ֖יר וְשָׁכַ֥ב עִמָּֽהּ׃
If there is a young woman, a virgin betrothed to a man, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,
Chabad.org — 22:23
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Sanhedrin.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בָּעִיר – מְקוֹם שֶׁיְּכוֹלָה לִצְעֹק.
English: “In the city” — a place where she could have cried out.
On the daf / in context: The location “in the city” implies the possibility of resistance and calling for help.
Type of Learning
Derash on the significance of the location.
What Is Learned
When the act occurs in the city, the assumption is that she could have resisted or called for help.