Derasha on Bamidbar 35:11 · TT unit 4

Parashas Masei · Passuk 35:11 · TT note 4

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤ם לָכֶם֙ עָרִ֔ים עָרֵ֥י מִקְלָ֖ט תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לָכֶ֑ם וְנָ֥ס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Makkos 7b (TT note on “בִּשְׁגָגָה”).

E-Daf — Makkos 7b · Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Makkos 7b
בִּשְׁגָגָה — פְּרָט לְאוֹמֵר מֻתָּר דְּאֵינוֹ גּוֹלֶה.

English: “Unintentionally” — excluding one who says [the act] is permitted, who does not go into exile.

Type of Learning

Halakhic exclusion — one who acts under the mistaken belief that the act is permitted is not subject to exile.

What Is Learned

True shogeg that triggers exile is accidental performance of a known prohibition; one who thought the act was permitted (omer muttar) is not sent to a city of refuge.