Vayikra 5:21 · unit 11

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:21 · Unit 11 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 Toras Kohanim.

Core Text

בְּפִקָּדוֹן — דּוּמְיָא דְּפִקָּדוֹן, דָּבָר שֶׁהוּא שֶׁל מָמוֹן; יָצָא דָּבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ שֶׁל מָמוֹן.

“In a deposit” — analogous to a deposit, a matter of money; a non-monetary matter is excluded.

In the midrash: The subject-matter of the oath must be monetary. A false oath about a non-financial assertion falls under shevuat bitui, not under the asham gezeilot structure of this chapter.

Type of Learning

Miyut to monetary subject-matter — non-monetary claims excluded.

What Is Learned

A false oath about a non-financial assertion is shevuat bitui, not shevuat ha-pikadon. Only monetary claims generate the asham of this chapter.

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