Vayikra 5:4 · unit 14

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:4 · Unit 14 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
וְנֶעְלַם — פְּרָט לְמֵזִיד; מִמֶּנּוּ — שֶׁנִּתְעַלְּמָה מִמֶּנּוּ שְׁבוּעָה.

“And it was hidden” — excluding the intentional violator; “from him” — that the shevu’ah itself was forgotten.

The oleh ve-yored of shevu’as bitui is for one who forgot the oath (or its content), not for deliberate violation, which is handled by other penalties.

Type of Learning: Miyut of mezid and diyuk on what was forgotten — the oath, not merely the object.
What Is Learned: The oleh ve-yored of shevu’as bitui is for one who forgot the oath (or its content), not for deliberate violation, which is handled by other penalties. The verse’s “and it was hidden from him” identifies the forgotten element as the shevu’ah itself.