Derasha on Bamidbar 35:22 · TT unit 3

Parashas Masei · Passuk 35:22 · TT note 3

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־בְּפֶ֥תַע בְּלֹא־אֵיבָ֖ה הֲדָפ֑וֹ אֽוֹ־הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ עָלָ֛יו כָּל־כְּלִ֖י בְּלֹ֥א צְדִיָּֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Makkos 7b (TT note on “הֲדָפוֹ אוֹ הִשְׁלִיךְ עָלָיו”).

E-Daf — Makkos 7b · Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Makkos 7b
הֲדָפוֹ אוֹ הִשְׁלִיךְ עָלָיו — הֲדָפוֹ, שֶׁדְּחָפוֹ בְּגוּפוֹ; אוֹ הִשְׁלִיךְ עָלָיו — לְהָבִיא יְרִידָה שֶׁהִיא לְצֹרֶךְ עֲלִיָּה.

English: “He pushed him or threw something upon him” — “pushed him” means he shoved him with his body; “or threw something upon him” brings in [the case of] a descent that is needed for an ascent [e.g., descending a ladder while carrying a load].

Type of Learning

Scope of unintentional acts that still trigger exile.

What Is Learned

Bodily push and accidental drops during necessary activity both fall under the unintentional-homicide verse and require exile.