Vayikra 5:4 · unit 5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:4 · Unit 5 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
וְלֹא שֶׁגָּמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לְהוֹצִיא פַּת חִטִּים וְהוֹצִיא פַּת שְׂעוֹרִים.

And not one who resolved in his heart to say wheat bread and said barley bread.

When heart and lips diverge, the strict reading of “bisifasayim” does not bind him to either form under the oleh ve-yored of this verse.

Type of Learning: Diyuk — heart and lips must match for the shevu’ah to bind as spoken.
What Is Learned: If heart and speech diverge (wheat vs barley), he is not bound by either form under the strict reading of “bisifasayim.” The verse requires correspondence between the spoken expression and the intended content.