Vayikra 5:16 · unit 1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah · Passuk 5:16 · Unit 1 of 7

Complete Passuk

וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר חָטָא מִן־הַקֹּדֶשׁ יְשַׁלֵּם וְאֶת־חֲמִישִׁתוֹ יוֹסֵף עָלָיו וְנָתַן אֹתוֹ לַכֹּהֵן וְהַכֹּהֵן יְכַפֵּר עָלָיו בְּאֵיל הָאָשָׁם וְנִסְלַח לוֹ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, Section 11).

Sefaria — Toras Kohanim (Sifra, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, Section 11)

Core Text — Toras Kohanim · Sifra DeChovah Sec. 11

וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר חָטָא — לְרַבּוֹת פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁוֵה פְּרוּטָה לְהֶשְׁבּוֹן.

“And that which he sinned from the holy” — to include even less than a perutah for restitution.

In the midrash: Ordinary monetary claims have a perutah threshold, but hekdesh does not. The language “ve-et asher chata” is expanded to require full restitution of any amount misused, however small.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of sub-perutah for hekdesh restitution.

What Is Learned

Hekdesh demands full restitution of any amount misused; the ordinary perutah threshold does not apply. Even a fraction of a perutah taken from sacred property must be repaid.

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