Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Midrash for Sanhedrin 68:12

אי מה ריבים בשלשה אף נגעים בשלשה ודין הוא ממונו בשלשה גופו לא כל שכן ת"ל (ויקרא יג, ב) והובא אל אהרן הכהן או אל אחד וגו' הא למדת שאפילו כהן אחד רואה את הנגעים

but elsewhere it is said, And in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXI, 16. From the fact that day is stressed, the Talmud deduces that all matters in connection therewith, which principle includes disputes over the inheritance, are to be settled by day. But such disputes are part of civil suits in general, and thus this verse contradicts the preceding. ');"><sup>22</sup></span> How [can these be reconciled]? — The day is for the beginning of the trial, the night is for the conclusion of the trial.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For, 'and they shall judge&nbsp;… at all times' implies the giving of the verdict, which is the essence of judgment. ');"><sup>23</sup></span>

Sifrei Devarim

"and by their word shall every contention and every plague-spot be (ruled upon."): Contentions are being compared to plague-spots, and plague-spots to contentions. Just as plague-spots are (ruled upon) only in the daytime, so, contentions. And just as contentions are not (ruled upon) by kin, so, plague-spots. If so, why not say: Just as contentions require three (judges), so, plague-spots.
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