Commentary for Sanhedrin 173:6

תנו רבנן זקן ממרא אינו חייב אלא על דבר שזדונו כרת ושגגתו חטאת דברי ר"מ רבי יהודה אומר על דבר שעיקרו מדברי תורה ופירושו מדברי סופרים ר"ש אומר אפילו דקדוק אחד מדקדוקי סופרים

'within thy gates' — this refers to the gleanings, forgotten [sheaves] and the corner [of the field;]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' All of which belonged to the poor, of whom it is written, If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates (Deut. XV, 7; cf. also ibid. XIV, 29; XVI, 12). Thus the Baraitha teaches that the dispute between the rebellious elder and the Beth din was in respect of any of these laws enumerated. These are discussed below in detail. In nearly all cases cited these matters were disputed by the Rabbis themselves, but of course the minority had to submit to the majority. The crime of the rebellious elder, for which he was executed, consisted of his giving a practical decision opposed in the final ruling of one of the Botte din (plural of Beth din) in Jerusalem. (On the general question of the minority submitting to the majority. v. Halevy., Doroth ha-Rishonim I, 5 205 seq.) ');">¹¹</span> 'then thou shalt arise', [that is,] from the sitting of <i>Beth din</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thou shalt arise implies that there was first a formal sitting, where these difficulties arose, viz., at the local Beth din. ');">¹²</span>

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