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וטעם עם הארץ. ארץ שהוא דר בה אזרח או גר וזה בפרהסיא: The meaning of the people of the land is, the people of the land wherein the culprit resides, be he a native or a resident stranger.7The term “the land” indicates a specific land. Hence I.E.’s comment. This8Stoning. applies to one who publicly offers his offspring to Molach.