Vayikra 4:32 · unit 2 · Temurah 15a

Complete Passuk

וְאִם־כֶּ֛בֶשׂ יָבִ֥יא קׇרְבָּנ֖וֹ לְחַטָּ֑את נְקֵבָ֥ה תְמִימָ֖ה יְבִיאֶֽנָּה׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Temurah 15a.

Core Text

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: מִנַּיִן לְמַקְדִּישׁ חַטָּאתוֹ וְאָבְדָה וְהִפְרִישׁ אַחֶרֶת תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנִמְצֵאת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה קַיֶּמֶת וְהֲרֵי שְׁתֵּיהֶן עוֹמְדוֹת — מִנַּיִן שֶׁיָּבִיא אֵיזוֹ שֶׁיִּרְצֶה?

The Sages taught: From where that one who dedicated his chatas and it was lost, and he designated another in its place, and then the first was found and both stand — from where that he may bring whichever he prefers?

In the sugya: When an original chatas animal was lost, a replacement was designated, and then the original reappeared, both animals are available. The question is whether the owner is locked into one of them or may choose.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy derived from the optional language of the sheep-chatas passage — owner may choose which of the two animals to bring.

What Is Learned

When both the original and the replacement chatas animals are available, the owner may bring whichever he prefers. The Torah’s optional formulation for the sheep chatas supplies a ribbuy that leaves the choice with the owner rather than forcing him to use only the first or only the second animal.