Commentary for Sotah 90:12
ואין ירושלים מביאה עגלה ערופה דאמר קרא (דברים כא, א) לרשתה וקסבר ירושלים לא נתחלקה לשבטים
THEY ONLY MEASURE THE DISTANCE TO A CITY [IN WHICH THERE IS A COURT OF JUSTICE]. This is obvious! Since he stated: OR A CITY IN WHICH IS NO COURT OF JUSTICE [etc.], I know that they only measure the distance to a city in which there is a Court of Justice! — He thereby informs us what is taught in the following: Whence is it that if it was found near a city in which there is no Court of Justice, they leave [the city out] and measure to [the nearest] city which has a Court of Justice? There is a text to state, The elders of that city shall take,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXI, 3. ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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