Vayikra 5:1 · unit 24

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:1 · Unit 24 of 25

Complete Passuk

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

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sanhedrin 37b.

Sefaria — Sanhedrin 37b
E-Daf · Sanhedrin 37b

Core Text — Sanhedrin 37b

כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיד — שׁוּב אֵינוֹ חוֹזֵר וּמַגִּיד.

Once he has told — he may not go back and tell again.

The principle is applied in capital cases: a witness who has already delivered formal testimony cannot retract or alter it. The single “tell” of the verse is treated as a completed, irreversible formal act.

Type of Learning: Diyuk from the single haggadah of the verse — once the telling has occurred, the act is complete and cannot be repeated or withdrawn.

What Is Learned: Formal testimony under “if he does not tell” is a one-time act. After a witness has testified, he may not retract or re-testify to change the record; the verse’s language supports the rule that a completed haggadah is final.

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