Vayikra 5:21 · unit 12

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:21 · Unit 12 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 Rav Chisda.

Core Text
אוֹ בִתְשׂוּמֶת יָד — כְּגוֹן שֶׁיִּחֵד לוֹ כְּלִי לְהַלְוָאָתוֹ.

“Or by placement of the hand” — for example, when he designated a vessel for his loan.

In the sugya: An ordinary unsecured loan is not enough to generate this asham. Only when a specific vessel has been designated as security does the denial under oath parallel a deposit denial.

Type of Learning

Diyuk requiring identification like a deposit — designated vessel needed.

What Is Learned

An ordinary unsecured loan is not enough; designation of a vessel makes the denial parallel to pikadon. The asham structure requires an identified item analogous to a deposit.