Ki Seitzei 22:27 · unit 1

TT #279 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:27

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֥י בַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מְצָאָ֑הּ צָעֲקָ֗ה הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין מוֹשִׁ֖יעַ לָֽהּ׃

For he found her in the field; the betrothed young woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.

Chabad.org — 22:27

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 243.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
צָעֲקָה הַנַּעֲרָה – וַאֲפִלּוּ לֹא שָׁמְעוּ.

English: “The young woman cried out” — even if no one heard.

On the daf / in context: The Torah states that she cried out; the absence of a rescuer does not imply consent.

Type of Learning

Derash protecting the presumption of non-consent in the field.

What Is Learned

In the field the presumption is that she resisted, whether or not a rescuer was present.