Vayikra 5:4 · unit 12

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:4 · Unit 12 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
מִנַּיִן שֶׁאִם גָּמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לְהוֹצִיא פַּת חִטִּין וְהוֹצִיא פַּת סְתָם שֶׁהוּא חַיָּיב? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְבַטֵּא״.

From where that if he resolved to say wheat bread and said bread unspecified he is liable? Scripture says “for all that he shall express.”

The broader “lechol” can still create liability when the heart fixed a species and the mouth used a more general term.

Type of Learning: Ribbuy — unspecified speech can still bind when the heart fixed a species.
What Is Learned: When the heart fixed wheat and the mouth said “bread,” the broader “lechol” can still create liability for the intended species. The verse’s language “for all that he shall express” supports binding the more specific intention.