Derasha on Bamidbar 35:23 · TT unit 2

Parashas Masei · Passuk 35:23 · TT note 2

The Complete Passuk

א֣וֹ בְכָל־אֶ֜בֶן אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֥וּת בָּהּ֙ בְּלֹ֣א רְא֔וֹת וַיַּפֵּ֥ל עָלָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהוּא֙ לֹא־אוֹיֵ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֽוֹ׃

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Makkos 2:5 (TT note on “בְּלֹא רְאוֹת”).

Core Text — Yerushalmi Makkos

בְּלֹא רְאוֹת — לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַמַּכֶּה בַּלַּיְלָה.

English: “Without seeing” — to include one who strikes at night.

Inclusion of nighttime unintentional killing under the exile regime.

An unintentional killing that occurs in the dark still falls under “without seeing” and requires exile to a city of refuge.