Vayikra 5:1 · unit 4

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:1 · Unit 4 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 Sotah 33a.

Sefaria — Sotah 33a
E-Daf · Sotah 33a

Core Text — Sotah 33a

שְׁבוּעַת הָעֵדוּת — דִּכְתִיב: ״וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא וְשָׁמְעָה קוֹל אָלָה״ — בְּכׇל לָשׁוֹן שֶׁהִיא שׁוֹמַעַת.

Shevu’as ha-eidus — as it is written “and a soul when it sins and hears the voice of an oath” — in any language that she hears.

The verse’s emphasis on hearing the voice of the alah supports the inclusion of any language the hearer understands.

Type of Learning: Ribbuy from “vesham’ah” — the oath of testimony is effective in any language the hearer understands.

What Is Learned: Shevu’as ha-eidus is not limited to Lashon HaKodesh. Any language the witnesses understand binds them under this verse; the critical element is that they hear and comprehend the adjuration.

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