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Finding and executing the murderer

Question:

On 21:9 Rashi (quoting Gemoro Sotah 47) says that if the murderer is found after the decapitation of the heifer then he must be executed. How (asks Chizkuni) can he be executed without witnesses?

Answer:

Who says Rashi is talking without  witnesses? He means if you have  witnesses then he is killed.

The Targum Yonason says that worms crawled from the deceased’s body until they found the murderer. Since a miracle  happened maybe  witnesses are unnecessary. Couldn’t find the Chizkuni?

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