Vayikra 5:11 · unit 9

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:11 · Unit 9 of 11

Complete Passuk

וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְּנֵי־יוֹנָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵיפָה סֹלֶת לְחַטָּאת לֹא־יָשִׂים עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְלֹא־יִתֵּן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה כִּי חַטָּאת הִיא׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Menachos.

Core Text

כִּי חַטָּאת הִיא — כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת שֶׁנִּקְמְצוּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָן כְּשֵׁרוֹת… חוּץ מִמִּנְחַת חוֹטֵא דִּפְסוּלָה.

“For it is a chatas” — all menachos that were taken (kemitzah) with wrong intent remain valid (though not for the owner’s obligation), except the sinner’s minchah, which is invalid.

In the sugya: Ordinary menachos that undergo kemitzah she-lo lishmah are still valid offerings (the owner simply does not fulfill his obligation with them). The sinner’s flour, however, is treated like a chatas: wrong intention at kemitzah disqualifies it entirely.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “hi” requiring correct designation — minchat chotei is invalidated by she-lo lishmah.

What Is Learned

Minchat chotei is treated like a chatas: she-lo lishmah at kemitzah disqualifies it entirely. The identification of this flour as “chatas” imports the stricter intention rules that govern animal chatas offerings.

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