Derasha 3 on Vayikra 4:2

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 2 · Unit 3 of 6

The Complete Passuk

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לֵאמֹר֒ נֶ֗פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תֶחֱטָ֤א בִשְׁגָגָה֙ מִכֹּל֙ מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ינָה וְעָשָׂ֕ה מֵאַחַ֖ת מֵהֵֽנָּה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Horayos 8a.

E-Daf.com — Horayos 8a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Horayos 8a

״אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה״ — פְּרָט לַעֲשֵׂה.

English: “Which shall not be done” — excluding a positive commandment.

In the sugya: The negative formulation of the commandment is essential to the chatas obligation of this chapter.

Type of Learning

Miyut of aseh from chatas — chatas is brought for violation of a negative commandment, not for failure to perform a positive commandment.

What Is Learned

Chatas is brought for violation of a negative commandment, not for failure to perform a positive commandment. The phrase “which shall not be done” is read as restricting the chatas of chapter 4 to lavin. An omitted positive commandment does not, by itself, generate this offering.

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