## Sanhedrin Daf 67a

###### Sanhedrin 67a:1
[Sanhedrin 67a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:1)

סִימָנָא בְּעָלְמָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It is **merely a mnemonic.** The verse is not relevant to this *halakha*, and it is cited merely as a sign indicating that just as the *halakha* of a betrothed young woman pertains to her first act of sexual intercourse, so too, the *halakha* of the daughter of a priest who committed adultery pertains to a case where it is her first disqualification from the priesthood.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:2
[Sanhedrin 67a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:2)

**מַתְנִי׳** הַמֵּסִית – זֶה הֶדְיוֹט, וְהַמֵּסִית אֶת הַהֶדְיוֹט. אָמַר: יֵשׁ יִרְאָה בְּמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי, כָּךְ אוֹכֶלֶת, כָּךְ שׁוֹתֶה, כָּךְ מְטִיבָה, כָּךְ מְרֵיעָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** With regard to the case of **an inciter,** listed among those liable to be executed by stoning, **this is an ordinary person,** not a prophet. **And** it is referring to **one who incites an ordinary person** and not a multitude of people. What does the inciter do? **He says: There is an idol in such and such a place,** which **eats like this, drinks like this, does good** for its worshippers **like this,** and **harms** those who do not worship it **like this.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:3
[Sanhedrin 67a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:3)

כׇּל חַיָּיבֵי מִיתוֹת שֶׁבְּתוֹרָה, אֵין מַכְמִינִין עֲלֵיהֶם, חוּץ מִזּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna states a principle with regard to the *halakha* of an inciter: With regard to **all of those** mentioned **in the Torah** who **are liable to** receive **the death** penalty, if there are no witnesses to their transgressions, the court **does not hide** witnesses in order **to** ensnare and punish **them, except for this** case of an inciter.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:4
[Sanhedrin 67a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:4)

אָמַר לִשְׁנַיִם: הֵן עֵדָיו, וּמְבִיאִין אוֹתוֹ לְבֵית דִּין וְסוֹקְלִין אוֹתוֹ. אָמַר לְאֶחָד: הוּא אוֹמֵר ״יֵשׁ לִי חֲבֵירִים רוֹצִים בְּכָךְ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna elaborates: If the inciter **said** his words of incitement **to two** men, **they are his witnesses, and** he does not need to be warned before the transgression; **they bring him to court and stone him.** If **he said** his words of incitement **to one** man alone, that man’s testimony would not be sufficient to have the inciter executed. Therefore **he says** to the inciter: **I have friends who are interested in this;** tell them too. This way there will be more witnesses.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:5
[Sanhedrin 67a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:5)

אִם הָיָה עָרוּם וְאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְדַבֵּר בִּפְנֵיהֶם, מַכְמִינִין לוֹ עֵדִים אֲחוֹרֵי הַגָּדֵר. וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לוֹ: ״אֱמוֹר מַה שֶּׁאָמַרְתָּ בְּיִחוּד!״ וְהַלָּה אוֹמֵר לוֹ. וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לוֹ: ״הֵיאַךְ נַנִּיחַ אֶת אֱלֹהֵינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם וְנֵלֵךְ וְנַעֲבוֹד עֵצִים וַאֲבָנִים?״ אִם חוֹזֵר בּוֹ – הֲרֵי זֶה מוּטָב, וְאִם אָמַר: ״כָּךְ הִיא חוֹבָתֵנוּ, כָּךְ יָפֶה לָנוּ״ – הָעוֹמְדִין מֵאֲחוֹרֵי הַגָּדֵר מְבִיאִין אוֹתוֹ לְבֵית דִּין וְסוֹקְלִין אוֹתוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna continues: **If** the inciter **is cunning, and** he knows that **he cannot speak in front of** two men, the court **hides witnesses for him behind the fence** so that he will not see them, **and** the man whom the inciter had previously tried to incite **says to him: Say what you said** to me when we were **in seclusion. And the other** person, the inciter, **says to him** again that he should worship the idol. **And he says to** the inciter: **How can we forsake our God in Heaven and go and worship wood and stones? If** the inciter **retracts** his suggestion, **that is good. But if he says: This** idol worship **is our duty; this** is what **suits us,** then **those standing behind the fence bring him to court and have him stoned.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:6
[Sanhedrin 67a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:6)

הָאוֹמֵר: ״אֶעֱבוֹד״, ״אֵלֵךְ וְאֶעֱבוֹד״, ״נֵלֵךְ וְנַעֲבוֹד״; ״אֶזְבַּח״, ״אֵלֵךְ וְאֶזְבַּח״, ״נֵלֵךְ וְנִזְבַּח״; ״אַקְטִיר״, ״אֵלֵךְ וְאַקְטִיר״, ״נֵלֵךְ וְנַקְטִיר״; ״אֲנַסֵּךְ״, ״אֵלֵךְ וַאֲנַסֵּךְ״, ״נֵלֵךְ וּנְנַסֵּךְ״; ״אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה״, ״אֵלֵךְ וְאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה״, ״נֵלֵךְ וְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *halakha* of an inciter includes **one who says: I shall worship** idols, or one of the following statements: **I shall go and worship** idols, or: **let us go and worship** idols, or: **I shall sacrifice** an idolatrous offering, or: **I shall go and sacrifice** an idolatrous offering, or: **Let us go and sacrifice** an idolatrous offering, or: **I shall burn** incense as an idolatrous offering, or: **I shall go and burn** incense, or: **Let us go and burn** incense, or: **I shall pour** an idolatrous libation, or: **I shall go and pour** a libation, or: **Let us go and pour** a libation, or: **I shall bow** to an idol, or: **I shall go and bow,** or: **Let us go and bow.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:7
[Sanhedrin 67a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:7)

**גְּמָ׳** הַמֵּסִית זֶה הֶדְיוֹט. טַעְמָא דְּהֶדְיוֹט, הָא נָבִיא בְּחֶנֶק. וְהַמֵּסִית אֶת הַהֶדְיוֹט, טַעְמָא דְּיָחִיד, הָא רַבִּים בְּחֶנֶק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The mishna teaches: With regard to the case of **an inciter, this is an ordinary person.** The Gemara infers: **The reason** he is executed by stoning is **that he is an ordinary person, but** if he is **a prophet** he is executed **by strangulation,** not by stoning. The mishna states further: **And** it is referring to **one who incites an ordinary person.** The Gemara infers: **The reason** he is executed by stoning is **that** he incited **an individual, but** if he subverted **a multitude** of people, he is executed **by strangulation.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:8
[Sanhedrin 67a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:8)

מַתְנִיתִין מַנִּי? רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן הִיא, דְּתַנְיָא: נָבִיא שֶׁהֵדִיחַ – בִּסְקִילָה. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: בְּחֶנֶק. מַדִּיחֵי עִיר הַנִּדַּחַת – בִּסְקִילָה. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: בְּחֶנֶק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Consequently, **whose** opinion is expressed in **the mishna? It is** the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon, as it is taught** in a *baraita*: **A prophet who subverted** others to participate in idol worship is executed **by stoning. Rabbi Shimon says:** He is executed **by strangulation.** Likewise, **the subverters of an idolatrous city** are executed **by stoning. Rabbi Shimon says: By strangulation.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:9
[Sanhedrin 67a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:9)

אֵימָא סֵיפָא: הַמַּדִּיחַ זֶה הָאוֹמֵר ״נֵלֵךְ וְנַעֲבוֹד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה״. וְאָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: מַדִּיחֵי עִיר הַנִּדַּחַת שָׁנוּ. אֲתָאן לְרַבָּנַן. רֵישָׁא רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן וְסֵיפָא רַבָּנַן?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara challenges: **Say the last clause** of the mishna, i.e., say the following mishna: With regard to the case of **the subverter** listed among those liable to be executed by stoning, **this is one who says: Let us go and worship idols. And Rav Yehuda says** that **Rav says:** In this mishna the Sages **taught** the case of **the subverters of an idolatrous city.** Here **we arrive at** the opinion of **the Rabbis,** who hold that those who incite a multitude of people are also executed by stoning. Is it possible that **the first clause** of the mishna expresses the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon, and the last clause** expresses that of **the Rabbis?**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:10
[Sanhedrin 67a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:10)

רָבִינָא אָמַר: כּוּלָּהּ רַבָּנַן הִיא, וְלָא זוֹ אַף זוֹ קָתָנֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina says: The entire** mishna **is** in accordance with the opinion of **the Rabbis, and** the *tanna* **teaches** the mishna employing the style of: **Not** only **this** but **also that.** In other words, the mishna should be explained as follows: Not only is one who incites an individual executed by stoning, but even one who subverts an entire city is executed by stoning.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:11
[Sanhedrin 67a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:11)

רַב פָּפָּא אָמַר: כִּי קָתָנֵי ״מֵסִית זֶה הֶדְיוֹט״, לְהַכְמָנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa says: When** the mishna **teaches** with regard to one who **incites** that **this is** referring to **an ordinary person,** it is not indicating that a prophet is not included in this *halakha*. Rather, it is referring **to** the **hiding** of witnesses behind a fence in order to ensnare the inciter, as his life is treated with contempt and derision, as though he were an ordinary person, i.e., a simpleton.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:12
[Sanhedrin 67a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:12)

דְּתַנְיָא: וּשְׁאָר כׇּל חַיָּיבֵי מִיתוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה, אֵין מַכְמִינִין עֲלֵיהֶן, חוּץ מִזּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**As it is taught** in a *baraita*: **And** with regard to **all the rest of those liable to** receive the **death** penalty **by Torah** law, the court **does not hide** witnesses in order **to** ensnare **them** and punish them **except for this** case of an inciter.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:13
[Sanhedrin 67a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:13)

כֵּיצַד עוֹשִׂין לוֹ? מַדְלִיקִין לוֹ אֶת הַנֵּר בַּבַּיִת הַפְּנִימִי, וּמוֹשִׁיבִין לוֹ עֵדִים בַּבַּיִת הַחִיצוֹן, כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּהוּ הֵן רוֹאִין אוֹתוֹ וְשׁוֹמְעִין אֶת קוֹלוֹ, וְהוּא אֵינוֹ רוֹאֶה אוֹתָן. וְהַלָּה אוֹמֵר לוֹ: ״אֱמוֹר מַה שֶּׁאָמַרְתָּ לִי בְּיִחוּד״, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לוֹ. וְהַלָּה אוֹמֵר לוֹ: ״הֵיאַךְ נַנִּיחַ אֶת אֱלֹהֵינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם וְנַעֲבוֹד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה״? אִם חוֹזֵר בּוֹ – מוּטָב, וְאִם אָמַר: ״כָּךְ הִיא חוֹבָתֵנוּ וְכָךְ יָפֶה לָנוּ״ – הָעֵדִים שֶׁשּׁוֹמְעִין מִבַּחוּץ מְבִיאִין אוֹתוֹ לְבֵית דִּין וְסוֹקְלִין אוֹתוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**How** does the court **do** this **to him?** The agents of the court **light a candle for him in an inner room, and** they **place witnesses for him in an outer room** in the dark, **so that they can see him and hear his voice but he cannot see them. And the other** person, whom the inciter had previously tried to incite, **says to him: Say what you said to me** when we were **in seclusion. And he says to him** again that he should worship the idol. **And the other** person **says to him: How can we forsake our God in Heaven and worship idols? If** the inciter **retracts** his suggestion, **that is good. But if he says: This** idol worship **is our duty, and this** is what **suits us, the witnesses, who are listening from outside, bring him to court, and** they **have him stoned.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:14
[Sanhedrin 67a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:14)

וְכֵן עָשׂוּ לְבֶן סָטָדָא בְּלוֹד, וּתְלָאוּהוּ בְּעֶרֶב הַפֶּסַח.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** the court **did the same to** an inciter named **ben Setada, from** the city of **Lod, and they hanged him on Passover eve.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:15
[Sanhedrin 67a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:15)

בֶּן סָטָדָא? בֶּן פַּנְדִּירָא הוּא! אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: בַּעַל סָטָדָא, בּוֹעֵל פַּנְדִּירָא. בַּעַל? פַּפּוּס בֶּן יְהוּדָה הוּא! אֶלָּא, אִמּוֹ סָטָדָא. אִמּוֹ? מִרְיָם מְגַדְּלָא נְשַׁיָּא הֲוַאי! כִּדְאָמְרִי בְּפוּמְבְּדִיתָא: ״סְטָת דָּא מִבַּעְלַהּ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: Why did they call him **ben Setada,** when **he was the son of Pandeira? Rav Ḥisda says:** Perhaps his mother’s **husband,** who acted as his father, was named **Setada,** but his mother’s **paramour,** who fathered this *mamzer*, was named **Pandeira.** The Gemara challenges: But his mother’s **husband was Pappos ben Yehuda,** not Setada. **Rather,** perhaps **his mother** was named **Setada,** and he was named ben Setada after her. The Gemara challenges: But **his mother was Miriam, who braided women’s hair.** The Gemara explains: That is not a contradiction; Setada was merely a nickname, **as they say in Pumbedita: This one strayed [*setat da*] from her husband.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:16
[Sanhedrin 67a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:16)

**מַתְנִי׳** הַמַּדִּיחַ – זֶה הָאוֹמֵר: ״נֵלֵךְ וְנַעֲבוֹד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** With regard to the case of **the subverter** listed among those liable to be executed by stoning, **this is one who says** to a multitude of people: **Let us go and worship idols.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:17
[Sanhedrin 67a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:17)

הַמְכַשֵּׁף – הָעוֹשֶׂה מַעֲשֶׂה חַיָּיב, וְלֹא הָאוֹחֵז אֶת הָעֵינַיִם. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ: שְׁנַיִם לוֹקְטִין קִשּׁוּאִין, אֶחָד לוֹקֵט פָּטוּר וְאֶחָד לוֹקֵט חַיָּיב. הָעוֹשֶׂה מַעֲשֶׂה חַיָּיב, הָאוֹחֵז אֶת הָעֵינַיִם פָּטוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The warlock** is also liable to be executed by stoning. **One who performs** a real **act** of sorcery **is liable, but not one who deceives the eyes,** making it appear as though he is performing sorcery, as that is not considered sorcery. **Rabbi Akiva says in the name of Rabbi Yehoshua:** For example, **two** people can each **gather cucumbers** by sorcery. **One** of them **gathers** cucumbers and he is **exempt, and** the other **one gathers** cucumbers and he is **liable.** How so? **The one who performs** a real **act** of sorcery is **liable,** and **the one who deceives the eyes is exempt.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:18
[Sanhedrin 67a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:18)

**גְּמָ׳** אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: מַדִּיחֵי עִיר הַנִּדַּחַת שָׁנוּ כָּאן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** With regard to the case of subverters mentioned in the mishna, **Rav Yehuda says** that **Rav says:** The Sages **taught here** the case of **the subverters of an idolatrous city.** Accordingly, there is no halakhic difference between one who incites individuals to idolatry and one who subverts an entire city; both are liable to be executed by stoning.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:19
[Sanhedrin 67a:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:19)

הַמְכַשֵּׁף – זֶה הָעוֹשֶׂה מַעֲשֶׂה וְכוּ׳. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״מְכַשֵּׁפָה״ – אֶחָד הָאִישׁ וְאֶחָד הָאִשָּׁה. אִם כֵּן, מָה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״מְכַשֵּׁפָה״? מִפְּנֵי שֶׁרוֹב נָשִׁים מְצוּיוֹת בִּכְשָׁפִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna teaches that the case of **the warlock is** referring to **one who performs** a real **act** of sorcery. **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: The verse: **“You shall not allow a witch to live”** (Exodus 22:17), does not refer only to a female who practices sorcery; **both a man and a woman** are included. **If so, why** does **verse state “a witch”?** This is **because most women are familiar with witchcraft.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:20
[Sanhedrin 67a:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:20)

מִיתָתָן בַּמֶּה? רַבִּי יוֹסֵי הַגְּלִילִי אוֹמֵר: נֶאֱמַר כָּאן ״מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה״, וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן ״לֹא תְחַיֶּה כׇּל נְשָׁמָה״. מָה לְהַלָּן בְּסַיִיף, אַף כָּאן בְּסַיִיף.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**In what** manner is **their death** sentence administered? **Rabbi Yosei HaGelili says: It is stated here: “You shall not allow a witch to live,” and it is stated there,** with regard to the conquest of the Canaanites: **“You shall allow nothing that breathes to live”** (Deuteronomy 20:16). **Just as there,** the Canaanites were to be killed **by** the **sword** (see Numbers 21:24), **so too here,** the execution of a witch is administered **by** the **sword.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:21
[Sanhedrin 67a:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:21)

רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: נֶאֱמַר כָּאן ״מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה״, וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן ״אִם בְּהֵמָה אִם אִישׁ לֹא יִחְיֶה״. מָה לְהַלָּן בִּסְקִילָה, אַף כָּאן בִּסְקִילָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Akiva says: It is stated here: “You shall not allow a witch to live,” and it is stated there,** with regard to Mount Sinai: “No hand shall touch it, for he shall be stoned, or thrown down; **whether it be animal or man, it shall not live”** (Exodus 19:13). **Just as there,** the verse speaks **of stoning, so too here,** a witch is executed **by stoning.**


###### Sanhedrin 67a:22
[Sanhedrin 67a:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:22)

אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יוֹסֵי: אֲנִי דַּנְתִּי ״לֹא תְחַיֶּה״ מִ״לֹּא תְחַיֶּה״, וְאַתָּה דַּנְתָּ ״לֹא תְחַיֶּה״ מִ״לֹּא יִחְיֶה״!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yosei** HaGelili **said to him: I derived** the meaning of the verse **“You shall not allow** a witch **to live” from** the verse **“You shall allow nothing** that breathes **to live”** via a verbal analogy between two similar phrases, **but you derived** the meaning of the verse **“You shall not allow** a witch **to live” from** the verse **“It shall not live,”** which is a less similar phrase.


###### Sanhedrin 67a:23
[Sanhedrin 67a:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sanhedrin/r/67a:23)

אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא: אֲנִי דַּנְתִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁרִיבָּה בָּהֶן הַכָּתוּב מִיתוֹת הַרְבֵּה, וְאַתָּה דַּנְתָּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִגּוֹיִם, שֶׁלֹּא רִיבָּה בָּהֶן הַכָּתוּב אֶלָּא

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Akiva said to him: I derived** a *halakha* concerning **Jews from** a *halakha* concerning **Jews, with regard to whom the verse included many** types of **death** penalties. Therefore, the fact that the expression “It shall not live” refers to stoning when stated with regard to Jews is especially significant. **But you derived** a *halakha* concerning **Jews from** a *halakha* concerning **gentiles, with regard to whom the verse included only**