Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Sanhedrin 114:3

מנהני מילי אמר רב יהודה דאמר קרא (בראשית ט, ה) אך את דמכם לנפשותיכם אדרוש אפילו בדיין אחד

<font>A heathen is executed on the ruling of one judge, on the testimony of one witness, without a formal warning, on the evidence of a man, but not of a woman, even if he [the witness] be a relation.</font> On the authority of R. Ishmael it was said: [He is executed] even for the murder of an embryo. Whence do we know all this? — Rab Judah answered: The Bible saith, And surely your blood of your lives will I require;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. IX, 5. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>

Rashi on Sanhedrin

Why [must] the verse state “no one”? [This refers to the verse, "None of you shall come] near anyone of his own flesh [to uncover nakedness: I am the LORD" (Leviticus 18:6).]
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Rashi on Sanhedrin

With regard to what halakha?-[With regard to what halakha] is [this gentile] judged according to the halakhot of the Jews?
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Rashi on Sanhedrin

That [this gentile] requires judgment by a Sanhedrin, and [that he is punished only if two] witnesses [testify concerning him,] and [only if he was issued] a forewarning [before his transgression.]-Similar to [the judicial process of] a Jew.
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Rashi on Sanhedrin

[Both] our judgment and their judgment are equal regarding this.
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