Ki Seitzei 25:01 · unit 4

TT #613 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:01

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה רִיב֙ בֵּ֣ין אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט וּשְׁפָט֑וּם וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ אֶת־הַצַּדִּ֔יק וְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּ אֶת־הָרָשָֽׁע׃

When there is a dispute between men and they come to judgment, and they judge them, and they declare the righteous one righteous and the wicked one wicked,

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Makkot 2a–b related.

TT lemma: וְהִרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת הָרָשָׁע.

Sefaria — Makkot 2a–b related

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהִרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת הָרָשָׁע – מִכָּאן לְמַלְקוּת.

English: ‘And they declare the wicked one wicked’ – from here, to lashes.

On the daf / in context: The declaration of guilt is the gateway to the corporal penalty.

Type of Learning

Derash linking verdict to punishment (Bavli) — the same section that requires a true verdict introduces the lashes.

What Is Learned

Once the court has properly declared the guilty party guilty, the Torah continues with the law of lashes that follows in the next verses.