Derasha 2 on Vayikra 4:23

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 23 · Unit 2 of 2

The Complete Passuk

אֽוֹ־הוֹדַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ חַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָ֖א בָּ֑הּ וְהֵבִ֧יא אֶת־קָרְבָּנ֛וֹ שְׂעִ֥יר עִזִּ֖ים זָכָ֥ר תָּמִֽים׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kerisos 19a (unit 2; single primary locus per emergency Core plan).

E-Daf.com — Kerisos 19a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Kerisos 19a
״אֲשֶׁר חָטָא בָּהּ״ — עַד שֶׁיִּוָּדַע לוֹ בַּמֶּה חָטָא.

English: “In which he sinned” — until it becomes known to him in what he sinned.

In the sugya: The relative clause “in which he sinned” is taken to require specific identification of the particular prohibition that was violated.

Type of Learning

Specific identification of the sin — he must know the particular prohibition he violated, not merely that he did something wrong in general.

What Is Learned

Vague awareness that “something was wrong” is insufficient. The sinner must know the specific mitzvah or prohibition he transgressed before the chatas obligation is fully triggered. The verse’s language “in which he sinned” demands that level of particularity.