Ki Seitzei 25:03 · unit 4
TT #628 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:03
The Complete Passuk
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יַכֶּ֖נּוּ לֹ֣א יֹסִ֑יף פֶּן־יֹסִ֨יף לְהַכֹּת֤וֹ עַל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ מַכָּ֣ה רַבָּ֔ה וְנִקְלָ֥ה אָחִ֖יךָ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
Forty times he shall strike him; he shall not add, lest he continue to strike him beyond these with a great blow, and your brother be degraded before your eyes.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Makkot 22b / Sifrei .
TT lemma: יַכֶּנּוּ .
Sefaria — Makkot 22b / Sifrei
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
יַכֶּנּוּ – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין מַלְקִין שְׁנַיִם כְּאֶחָד.
English: ‘He shall strike him’ – this teaches that they do not flog two people at the same time.
On the daf / in context: One administrator cannot alternate blows between two condemned persons; each must receive undivided attention.
Type of Learning
Derash on the singular object (Sifrei / Bavli).
What Is Learned
Lashes are administered to one person at a time. The requirement of focused attention precludes simultaneous flogging of two offenders.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.