Study Makkot folio 23A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that the attendant rips the garments of the person about to be flogged. The Talmud explains: What is the reason for this? It is due to the verse: “40 he shall flog him…and your brother shall be debased before you” (Deuteronomy 25:3), as tearing his garments debases him.
Rav Sheshet says in the name of R' Elazar ben Azarya: From where is it derived with regard to the strap used for flogging that it is a strap from the hide of a calf? It is as it is written: “40 he shall flog him,” and juxtaposed to it is written: “You shall not muzzle an ox in its threshing” (Deute
And Rav Sheshet says in the name of R' Elazar ben Azarya: From where is it derived with regard to a yevama who happened before a yavam afflicted with boils, that one does not compel her to enter into that levirate marriage? It is derived from a verse, as it is written: “You shall not muzzle an ox in
And Rav Sheshet says in the name of R' Elazar ben Azarya: Concerning anyone who treats the Festivals with contempt, it is as though he is worshipping idols, as it is written: “Molten gods you shall not make for yourself” (Exodus 34:17), and juxtaposed to it is written: “The festival of Passover you
And Rav Sheshet says in the name of R' Elazar ben Azarya: Concerning anyone who speaks lashon hara, and anyone who accepts lashon hara as the truth, and anyone who testifies a false testimony, it is fit to throw him to the dogs, as it is written: “To the dog you shall cast it” (Exodus 22:30), and j