Vayikra 5:4 · unit 1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah · Passuk 5:4 · Unit 1 of 14

Complete Passuk

אוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תִשָּׁבַע לְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתַיִם לְהָרַע אוֹ לְהֵיטִיב לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְבַטֵּא הָאָדָם בִּשְׁבֻעָה וְנֶעְלַם מִמֶּנּוּ וְהוּא יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם לְאַחַת מֵאֵלֶּה׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, on 5:4).

Sefaria — Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, on 5:4)

Core Text — Toras Kohanim · Sifra DeChovah (on 5:4)

כִּי תִשָּׁבַע — עַל שְׁבוּעָה הוּא חַיָּיב וְאֵינוֹ חַיָּיב עַל נֶדֶר.

“When he swears” — he is liable for an oath (shevuah), and is not liable for a vow (neder).

The verse’s language of “tishava” limits the oleh ve-yored of this section to shevuah, excluding neder.

Type of Learning: Miyut distinguishing shevuah from neder for the oleh ve-yored of this verse.

What Is Learned: The sliding-scale offering of Vayikra 5:4 is triggered by a false or forgotten shevuah (oath), not by a neder (vow). The verse’s explicit “when he swears” is the basis for the distinction.

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