16.3 Makkos Daf 10 B (9 lines Up)Rabbi Elazar: A sanctuary city is not effective if there are no elders _(talmidei chachomim with semicha)_ there as it states “He shall state his case before ‘the elders of the city’.”SummaryIr Miklat: If there are no elders in the city, there is a dispute between Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi. According to one; it does not provide asylum, as it states “the elders of the city”. According to the other, that _possuk_ is just a mitzvah but not a condition.Ben Soreir Umoreh: If there are no elders in the city, there is a dispute between Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi . According to one; they cannot judge a _ben soreir umoreh_ , as it states “the elders of the city”. According to the other, that _possuk_ is just a mitzvah but not a condition.Eglah Arufah: If there are no elders in the city, there is a dispute between Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi . According to one; the people of the city do not follow this procedure without elders, as it states “the elders of the city”. According to the other, that _possuk_ is just a mitzvah but not a condition.Rabbi Chama bar Chanina: The root _‘dibbur’_ is used three times in sefer Yehoshua in the discussion about murderers. This vigorous expression is used because these are Torah laws.Question: Where do we find that ‘ _dibbur_ ’ is a strong word?Answer: The brothers said “The master of the land spoke ‘ _diber_ ’ strongly with us”.Challenge: Beraisa: _Nidberu,_ as in “Those who fear Hashem will discuss matters together”, signifies gentleness _(because they speak together gently)_ . As it states “ _Yadber_ (He will humble) nations before you”.So we see that ‘ _dibbur_ ’ denotes gentleness and humility!Resolution: ‘ _Dibbur_ ’ and ‘ _yadber_ ’ have different meanings. _[Sometimes the same word can have opposite meanings in different forms. Lishrosh means to take root, lisharesh means to uproot]._ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.