Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Midrash for Sanhedrin 222:6

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> אנשי עיר הנדחת אין להם חלק לעוה"ב שנאמר (דברים יג, יד) יצאו אנשים בני בליעל מקרבך וידיחו את (אנשי) [יושבי] עירם ואינן נהרגים עד שיהיו מדיחיה מאותה העיר ומאותו השבט ועד שיודח רובה ועד שידיחוה אנשים הדיחוה נשים וקטנים או שהודח מיעוטה או שהיה מדיחיה חוצה לה הרי אלו כיחידים וצריכין ב' עדים והתראה לכל אחד ואחד

'and for strength' — viz., to him that prevails against his evil inclinations;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Reversing them to noble desires — this is higher than ruling over them, which is merely a non-surrender to them. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> 'that turn the battle' — to those who engage in the battle of the Torah;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In discussions and disputes thereon. ');"><sup>12</sup></span>

Sifrei Devarim

(Ibid. 17:5) "Then you shall take out that man or that woman." Because we find that those who were incited are killed by the sword, I might think that the same applies to the inciters; it is, therefore, written (Ibid.) "the man or the woman and you shall stone them with stones and they shall die." Because we find that a "condemned city" is not declared through (the incitement of) an individual or of women, I might think that they are not liable (to the death penalty); it is, therefore, written (Ibid. 2) "a man or a woman who would do what is evil in the eyes of the L-rd your G-d, to break His covenant."
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