Ki Seitzei 22:25 · unit 1
TT #273 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:25
The Complete Passuk
וְאִם־בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ יִמְצָ֣א הָאִ֔ישׁ אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֥ה הַמְאֹרָשָׂ֖ה וְהֶחֱזִֽיק־בָּ֣הּ הָאִ֑ישׁ וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֔הּ וּמֵ֗ת הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁכַ֥ב עִמָּ֖הּ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃
But if the man finds the betrothed young woman in the field, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die.
Chabad.org — 22:25
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 243.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וּמֵת הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב עִמָּהּ לְבַדּוֹ – הִיא פְּטוּרָה.
English: “Then only the man who lay with her shall die” — she is exempt.
On the daf / in context: In the field, where crying out would not bring help, the woman is presumed to have been forced and is exempt from liability.
Type of Learning
Distinction between city and field cases.
What Is Learned
When the act occurs in the field, only the man is liable; the woman is exempt.