Vayikra 5:5 · unit 3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah · Passuk 5:5 · Unit 3 of 6

Complete Passuk

וְהָיָה כִי־יֶאְשַׁם לְאַחַת מֵאֵלֶּה וְהִתְוַדָּה אֲשֶׁר חָטָא עָלֶיהָ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, Section 10:3).

Sefaria — Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, Section 10:3)

Core Text — Toras Kohanim · Sifra DeChovah Sec. 10:3
וְהֵבִיא אֶת אֲשָׁמוֹ — אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא הִתְוַדָּה.

“And he shall bring his asham” — even if he has not yet confessed.

In the midrash: Although vidui is required, the validity of the korban itself does not depend on prior completion of confession. The two obligations operate in parallel: one may bring the offering even if the verbal confession has not yet been recited.

Type of Learning

Miyut of dependence — the korban remains valid even without prior vidui; the two requirements are independent for validity purposes.

What Is Learned

One may still bring the asham / oleh ve-yored even if confession has not yet been recited. The offering’s validity is not contingent on prior vidui. Confession remains a separate obligation that must eventually be fulfilled, but its absence at the moment of bringing does not invalidate the korban itself.