## Shenei Luchot HaBerit, Torah Shebikhtav, Matot, Masei, Devarim, Ner Mitzvah

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**תורה שבכתב מלחמות י"י**

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
**The following section is named מלחמות השם**.


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**פרשיות** שלשה אלה, מטות ומסעי ודברים הם תמיד בשבתות שבין המצרים, על כן בדבור אחד יהיו נאמרים, ובשם מלחמות י"י יהיו נזכרים. כי החורבן מלחמות יי עם ישראל, כמו שנאמר (איכה א, יג) ממרום שלח אש. והגאולה, יי איש מלחמה (שמות טו, ג), נגד האומות ויצא יי ונלחם:

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
The following three פרשיות are usually read during the period between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av. I have decided therefore, to combine the commentary on them under the same heading.


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מטות

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Parshat Matot


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**מצוה ת"ו** מתרי"ג מצות, לדון בהפרת נדרים בכל הלכותיו.

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 406 deals with conditions under which vows can be annulled, and by whom they can be annulled.


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**ת"ז** לא יחל דברו:

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 407 discusses the general rule that one must not break one's word.


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מסעי

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Parshat Masei


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**ת"ח** לתת ישראל ערים ללוים לשבת והמה קולטות.

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 408 enjoins the people of Israel to set aside cities for the use of the Levites. These cities are also to act as cities of refuge for people guilty of involuntary manslaughter.


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**ת"ט** שלא להרוג מחויב להרוג עד עמדו בדין.

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 409 forbids the execution of a murderer until he has stood trial.


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**ת"י** מצות בית דין לשלוח מכה נפש בשגגה מעירו לערי מקלט, ועל הרוצח בעצמו ללכת שם.

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 410 provides for the Court to send someone who has committed involuntary manslaughter to a city of refuge, and for the party concerned to go there.


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**תי"א** שלא יורה העד בדין שהעיד עליו, שנאמר (במדבר לה, ל) ועד לא יענה בנפש למות. רצה לומר, לא יענה ללמד זכות או חובה אחר שהעיד, וזהו בדיני נפשות.

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 411 forbids a witness who has testified in a case that may lead to capital punishment to act as a judge in the proceedings.


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**תי"ב** שלא ליקח כופר מהמחויב למות אלא יומת, שנאמר (שם לא) לא תקח כופר לנפש רוצח למות.

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 412 forbids the paying of a ransom to save a murderer from the death penalty. The Torah says: "You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of a capital crime; he must be put to death." (35,31)


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**תי"ג** שלא ליקח כופר מהרוצח שרצח בשגגה כדי שלא יגלה לערי מקלט, שנאמר ולא תקחו כופר לנוס:

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 413 forbids the accepting of a ransom from someone guilty of involuntary manslaughter in lieu of flight to a city of refuge (35,32).


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דברים

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Parshat Devarim


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**תי"ד** שלא למנות אדם שאינו חכם בדיני תורה אע"פ שהוא חכם בחוכמות אחרות, שנאמר לא תכירו פנים במשפט.

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 414 forbids the appointment of a judge whose expertise does not include Torah law, even though he may be a recognized expert in other disciplines. This is based on Deut. 1,17: "You shall not be partial in judgment."


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**תט"ו** שלא לגור בדין אפילו מאיש בעל זרוע, שנאמר לא תגורו מפני איש:

**Shney Luchot Habrit by Rabbi Eliyahu Munk:**
Commandment 415 prohibits judges from being intimidated by litigants or their supporters. The Torah says: "Fear no man!" (ibid.)