Vayikra 5:1 · unit 13 · 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

לְעוֹלָם אֵין עֵדוּתָן מִצְטָרֶפֶת עַד שֶׁיִּרְאוּ שְׁנֵיהֶן כְּאֶחָד. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן קָרְחָה אוֹמֵר: אֲפִילּוּ בָּזֶה אַחַר זֶה.

Their testimony never combines unless both of them see as one. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korchah says: even one after the other.

The dispute concerns whether sequential observation can combine into a single valid testimony. In monetary cases the more lenient view is accepted; capital cases remain stricter.

What Is Learned: In monetary cases, witnesses who saw the same obligation at different times may combine their testimony. Capital cases require simultaneous observation. The verse’s language supports the possibility of sequential combination for monetary testimony.