Derasha on Bamidbar 35:23 · TT unit 1
Parashas Masei · Passuk 35:23 · TT note 1
The Complete Passuk
א֣וֹ בְכָל־אֶ֜בֶן אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֥וּת בָּהּ֙ בְּלֹ֣א רְא֔וֹת וַיַּפֵּ֥ל עָלָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהוּא֙ לֹא־אוֹיֵ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֽוֹ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Makkos 9b (TT note on “בְּלֹא רְאוֹת”).
E-Daf — Makkos 9b · Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Makkos 9b
בְּלֹא רְאוֹת — פְּרָט לְסוּמָא שֶׁאֵינוֹ גּוֹלֶה.
English: “Without seeing” — excluding a blind person, who does not go into exile.
Type of Learning
Exclusion of the blind from the exile penalty of unintentional homicide.
What Is Learned
A blind person who kills unintentionally is not subject to the cities-of-refuge exile mandated by this verse.