Vayikra 5:1 · unit 10 · Sanhedrin 30a

Complete Passuk

וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּי־תֶחֱטָא וְשָׁמְעָה קוֹל אָלָה וְהוּא עֵד אוֹ רָאָה אוֹ יָדָע אִם־לוֹא יַגִּיד וְנָשָׂא עֲוֺנוֹ׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sanhedrin 30a.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 30a
E-Daf · Sanhedrin 30a

Core Text — Sanhedrin 30a

וְאַפְּקֵיהּ רַחֲמָנָא בִּלְשׁוֹן חַד, לְמֵימַר: עַד דְּחָזוּ תַּרְוַויְיהוּ כְּחַד. וְאִידַּךְ, ״וְהוּא עֵד אוֹ רָאָה אוֹ יָדַע״ – מִכׇּל מָקוֹם.

The Merciful One expressed it in the singular language, to say: until both of them see as one. And the other view: “and he is a witness or saw or knew” — in any case.

The singular wording of the verse is the textual pivot for the dispute whether concurrent joint perception is required for valid paired testimony.

What Is Learned: The verse’s singular language anchors the dispute over whether concurrent joint perception is required for valid paired testimony under shevu’as ha-eidus.