Vayikra 5:4 · unit 13

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:4 · Unit 13 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
הָאָדָם בִּשְׁבוּעָה — פְּרָט לְאָנוּס.

“The man by an oath” — excluding one under duress.

A coerced oath or one prevented by force majeure (river, illness) is outside the normal shevu’as bitui korban of this verse.

Type of Learning: Miyut of ones — a coerced oath does not create this liability.
What Is Learned: If a river or illness prevented fulfillment, or the oath was forced, the person is outside the normal shevu’as bitui korban of this verse. The verse’s language “the man by an oath” excludes the coerced.