Ki Seitzei 25:02 · unit 8

TT #623 · 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 Yerushalmi Terumot 7:1.

TT lemma: כְּדֵי רִשְׁעָתוֹ.

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Terumot 7:1

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
רַבִּי נָתָן בְּרַבִּי הוֹשַׁעְיָה אָמַר: כָּל הַמְשַׁלֵּם מָמוֹן אֵינוֹ לוֹקֶה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְהִכָּהוּ לְפָנָיו כְּדֵי רִשְׁעָתוֹ – אֶת שֶׁמַּכּוֹתָיו יוֹצְאוֹת בּוֹ יְדֵי רִשְׁעָה, יָצָא זֶה שֶׁאוֹמֵר לוֹ עֲמֹד וְשַׁלֵּם.

English: R’ Natan son of R’ Hoshaya said: Whoever pays money does not receive lashes, as it is stated ‘and he shall strike him before him according to his guilt’ – [lashes apply to] the one whose lashes discharge him from his guilt; this excludes the one to whom we say ‘stand up and pay.’

On the daf / in context: The Yerushalmi version of the same principle emphasizes that lashes are the complete discharge of the liability; when payment remains, lashes are not imposed.

Type of Learning

Derash on the phrase “according to his guilt” (Yerushalmi) — not a formal named middah of the 13; lashes discharge the entire liability.

What Is Learned

When the offense still requires monetary restitution, lashes are not administered; the flogging is reserved for the case in which it alone completes the penalty.