Pisqa’ 242202H:248;JN2:161-162.. 1. “Should there be a virginal young lady, who is betrothed to a man” (Dt.22:23)— this teaches that there is no liability unless the young lady is in her virginal and betrothed to a man.
“And he bedded her” (Dt.22:23)— this teaches that every hole in the wall calls out to its own thief. “And he bedded her” (Dt.22:23)— any sort of bedding.
2. “Then you shall bring both of them out to the gate of that town” (Dt.22:24)— as we have taught: To the gate where they were discovered, but not to the gate where they are to be judged.203See Pisqa’ 148.
“Where you shall pelt them with stones till they die” (Dt.22:24)— Is it possible to say that many stones are used? The Teaching states: “With stone” (Lv.20:2). If “with stone”— is it possible to say, then, that only one stone is used? The Teaching states: “With stones” (Dt.22:24)! From this you may conclude that if they don’t die from the first stone, let them die from the second!204// Sifre Nu., 114. Cf. Pisqa’ot 220.1, 240.1, etc.
3. “The young lady, for the reason of not calling out” (Dt.22:24). When He says, for the reason of205Heb: `al davar; literally, “on the word/matter of.” Dt.22:24), [it implies that she ignored] “an oral warning.”206Heb: `al pi hatraya; literally, “according to a warning.” For a similar exegesis of Dt. 22:24, see Pisqa’ 250.1. Thus the rule applies to a woman who— warned by onlookers [of the Torah’s severity in this matter]— brazenly ignores their warnings.
4. “And the man, for the reason of assaulting his kinsman’s wife” (Dt.22:24)— when He says, for the reason of, [it implies that the man ignored] “an oral warning” [that raping a married woman is a capital offense].
I might infer only that this rule applies in a town. How do I apply it in the countryside? The Teaching states: “But if the man found her in the countryside” (Dt.22:25).
“Then, only the man who bedded her shall die” (Dt.22:25)— That is, the first assailant, [who “bedded” her,] is executed by stoning [like any rapist of a married woman], while the second, [who pinned her down,] is executed by strangulation.207// M. San. 7:9.
(דברים כב כג) כִּי יִהְיֶה נַעֲרָה בְתוּלָה מְאֹרָשָׂה לְאִישׁ – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵינוֹ חַיָּב עַד שֶׁתְּהֵא נַעֲרָה בְתוּלָה מְאֹרָשָׂה לְאִישׁ.
Pisqa’ 242202H:248;JN2:161-162..
1. “Should there be a virginal young lady, who is betrothed to a man” (Dt.22:23)—
this teaches that
there is no liability unless the young lady is
in her virginal and betrothed to a man.
וּמְצָאָהּ אִישׁ בָּעִיר, אִלּוּ לֹא יָצָאת בָּעִיר לֹא הָיָה מִסְתַּקֵּף לָהּ.
“And another man found her in town” (Dt.22:23)—
had she not gone into town,
he could not have bumped into her.
בָּעִיר וְשָׁכַב עִמָּהּ, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהַפִּרְצָה קוֹרְאָה לַגַּנָּב.
“And he bedded her” (Dt.22:23)—
this teaches that
every hole in the wall calls out to its own thief.
“And he bedded her” (Dt.22:23)—
any sort of bedding.
וְהוֹצֵאתֶם אֶת שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶל שַׁעַר הָעִיר הַהִוא, זוֹ הִיא שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ שַׁעַר שֶׁנִּמְצְאוּ בוֹ וְלֹא שַׁעַר שֶׁנִּדּוֹנוּ בוֹ.
2. “Then you shall bring both of them out to the gate of that town” (Dt.22:24)—
as we have taught:
To the gate where they were discovered,
but not to the gate where they are to be judged.203See Pisqa’ 148.
וּסְקַלְתֶּם אֹתָם בָּאֲבָנִים, יָכוֹל בָּאֲבָנִים מְרֻבּוֹת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר (ויקרא כ כז): ״בָּאֶבֶן״. אִי ״בָּאֶבֶן״, יָכוֹל אֲפִלּוּ בְּאֶבֶן אַחַת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: בָּאֲבָנִים. אֱמֹר מֵעַתָּה: אִם לֹא מֵתוּ בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה, יָמוּתוּ בַּשְּׁנִיָּה.
“Where you shall pelt them with stones till they die” (Dt.22:24)—
Is it possible to say that many stones are used?
The Teaching states:
“With stone” (Lv.20:2).
If “with stone”—
is it possible to say, then, that only one stone is used?
The Teaching states:
“With stones” (Dt.22:24)!
From this you may conclude that
if they don’t die from the first stone, let them die from the second!204// Sifre Nu., 114. Cf. Pisqa’ot 220.1, 240.1, etc.
אֶת הַנַּעֲרָה עַל דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר לֹא צָעֲקָה. כְּשֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר עַל דְּבַר עַל פִּי הַתְרָאָה, לְהָבִיא אֶת הַמְּזִידָה בְּהַתְרָיַת עֵדִים.
3. “The young lady, for the reason of not calling out” (Dt.22:24).
When He says, for the reason of205Heb: `al davar; literally, “on the word/matter of.” Dt.22:24),
[it implies that she ignored] “an oral warning.”206Heb: `al pi hatraya; literally, “according to a warning.” For a similar exegesis of Dt. 22:24, see Pisqa’ 250.1.
Thus the rule applies to a woman who—
warned by onlookers [of the Torah’s severity in this matter]—
brazenly ignores their warnings.
וְאֶת הָאִישׁ עַל דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר עִנָּה אֶת אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ, כְּשֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר עַל דְּבַר – עַל פִּי הַתְרָיָה.
4. “And the man, for the reason of assaulting his kinsman’s wife” (Dt.22:24)—
when He says, for the reason of,
[it implies that the man ignored] “an oral warning”
[that raping a married woman is a capital offense].
(דברים כב כה) אֵין לִי אֶלָּא בָּעִיר, בַּשָּׂדֶה מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר (דברים כב כה): וְאִם בַּשָּׂדֶה יִמְצָא הָאִישׁ.
I might infer only that
this rule applies in a town.
How do I apply it in the countryside?
The Teaching states:
“But if the man found her in the countryside” (Dt.22:25).
וְשָׁכַב עִמָּהּ, פְּרָט לְשֶׁאֶחָד מַחֲזִיק וְאֶחָד שׁוֹכֵב, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה.
“And he bedded her” (Dt.22:25)—
this excludes [an attack in which]
one man holds her down while the other beds her down:
Words of R. Judah.
וּמֵת הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב עִמָּהּ לְבַדּוֹ, הָרִאשׁוֹן בִּסְקִילָה וְהַשֵּׁנִי בְּחֶנֶק.
“Then, only the man who bedded her shall die” (Dt.22:25)—
That is, the first assailant, [who “bedded” her,] is executed by stoning
[like any rapist of a married woman],
while the second, [who pinned her down,]
is executed by strangulation.207// M. San. 7:9.