Vayikra 5:6 · unit 1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah · Passuk 5:6 · Unit 1 of 3

Complete Passuk

וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַיהוָה עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא נְקֵבָה מִן־הַצֹּאן כִּשְׂבָּה אוֹ־שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים לְחַטָּאת וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן מֵחַטָּאתוֹ׃

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Source Citation

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

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

Core Text — Toras Kohanim · Sifra DeChovah Sec. 10
וְהֵבִיא אֶת אֲשָׁמוֹ לַה׳ — לְשֵׁם ה׳.

“And he shall bring his asham to Hashem” — for the sake of Hashem (lishmah).

In the midrash: Sifra reads the phrase “to Hashem” as requiring that the offering of the oleh ve-yored (here called asham in the verse) be brought with proper intent for the sake of Heaven.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “la-Hashem” — requirement of lishmah for the asham / oleh ve-yored.

What Is Learned

The middle-tier offering of the oleh ve-yored must be brought with intent for the sake of Hashem. Improper intent (she-lo lishmah) can invalidate the service. The Sifra’s reading of “to Hashem” establishes that this requirement applies even to the sliding-scale chatas that is sometimes termed asham in the verse.