Vayikra 5:21 · unit 1

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:21 · Unit 1 of 13

Complete Passuk

נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא וּמָעֲלָה מַעַל בַּיהוָה וְכִחֵשׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ בְּפִקָּדוֹן אוֹ־בִתְשׂוּמֶת יָד אוֹ בְגָזֵל אוֹ עָשַׁק אֶת־עֲמִיתוֹ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Shevuos 38b.

Sefaria — Shevuos 38b
E-Daf · Shevuos 38b

Core Text — Shevuos 38b

נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא — מַה שְּׁבוּעַת הָעֵדוּת נֶאֱמֶרֶת בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן אַף שְׁבוּעַת הַפִּקָּדוֹן נֶאֱמֶרֶת בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן.

“A soul when it sins” — just as the oath of testimony may be administered in any language, so too the deposit-oath may be administered in any language.

In the sugya: The deposit-oath is governed by the same language rule as the oath of testimony. It may be taken in any vernacular that the defendant understands.

Type of Learning

Hekesh to shevuat ha-edut — language rule transferred.

What Is Learned

The oath is valid in the vernacular if the defendant comprehends it. Hebrew is not required; comprehension is the decisive factor.

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