Ki Seitzei 25:02 · unit 7

TT #622 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:02

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֛ה אִם־בִּ֥ן הַכּ֖וֹת הָרָשָׁ֑ע וְהִפִּיל֤וֹ הַשֹּׁפֵט֙ וְהִכָּ֣הוּ לְפָנָ֔יו כְּדֵ֥י רִשְׁעָת֖וֹ בְּמִסְפָּֽר׃

And it shall be, if the wicked one is to be flogged, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence, according to his guilt, by number.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Makkot 4b.

TT lemma: כְּדֵי רִשְׁעָתוֹ.

Sefaria — Makkot 4b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כָּל הַמְשַׁלֵּם מָמוֹן אֵינוֹ לוֹקֶה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כְּדֵי רִשְׁעָתוֹ – מִשּׁוּם רִשְׁעָה אַחַת אַתָּה מְחַיְּבוֹ וְאִי אַתָּה מְחַיְּבוֹ מִשּׁוּם שְׁתֵּי רִשְׁעִיּוֹת.

English: Whoever pays money does not receive lashes, as it is stated ‘according to his guilt’ – for one guilt you hold him liable, and you do not hold him liable for two guilts.

On the daf / in context: Makkot discusses the principle that a single act does not generate both monetary and corporal liability.

Type of Learning

Derash on the singular “according to his guilt” (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13; the singular form limits liability to one penalty.

What Is Learned

A person is not punished both by payment and by lashes for the same offense. The singular ‘his guilt’ limits liability to one form of penalty.