Vayikra 5:17 · unit 3

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:17 · Unit 3 of 7

Complete Passuk

וְאִם־נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא וְעָשְׂתָה אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְלֹא־יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם וְנָשָׂא עֲוֺנוֹ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Kerisos.

Core Text
מִכָּל מִצְוֺת ה׳ — סְפֵק מְעִילוֹת פָּטוּר מֵאָשָׁם תָּלוּי; דָּבָר שֶׁזְּדוֹנוֹ כָּרֵת וְשִׁגְגָתוֹ חַטָּאת.

“From all the commandments of Hashem” — doubtful me’ilah is exempt from asham talui; only a matter whose intentional form is karet and whose shogeg is chatas.

In the sugya: Asham talui is limited to cases in which the intentional violation would carry karet and the unwitting violation would require a chatas. Me’ilah lacks that structure, so a doubt about me’ilah does not generate asham talui.

Type of Learning

Hekesh to chatas liability structure — only sins with karet/chatas profile trigger asham talui.

What Is Learned

Me’ilah lacks karet for intentional violation, so its doubt does not produce asham talui. The obligation is reserved for the classic karet/chatas pair of liabilities.