Vayikra 5:4 · unit 11

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:4 · Unit 11 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 Shevuos 26b.

Sefaria — Shevuos 26b
E-Daf · Shevuos 26b

Core Text — Shevuos 26b
יָכוֹל אֵין לִי אֶלָּא לְהַבָּא — לְשֶׁעָבַר מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְבַטֵּא״.

I might think I have only future oaths — from where past? Scripture says “for all that he shall express.”

The phrase “lechol asher yevatei” is read as a ribbuy that includes past-tense oaths under the oleh ve-yored of shevu’as bitui.

Type of Learning: Ribbuy from “lechol asher yevatei” — past-tense oaths are included.
What Is Learned: Shevu’as bitui covers both future commitments and past-tense claims about what one did or did not do. The verse’s language “for all that he shall express” is the basis for including past-tense oaths.