Ki Seitzei 25:03 · unit 9

TT #633 · 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.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Makkot 23a.

TT lemma: וְנִקְלָה.

Sefaria — Makkot 23a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְנִקְלָה – אֲפִלּוּ נִקְלָה בְּבֵית דִּין מַלְקִין אוֹתוֹ.

English: ‘And he be degraded’ – even if he has already been degraded in the court they still flog him.

On the daf / in context: Prior public shame does not exempt the offender from the formal penalty of lashes.

Type of Learning

Derash on the independent requirement of lashes (Bavli).

What Is Learned

The court’s formal administration of lashes is required even when the offender has already suffered public humiliation; the penalty is not waived by earlier degradation.