Vayikra 5:21 · unit 2

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:21 · Unit 2 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.

Core Text

נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא — מַה שְּׁבוּעַת הָעֵדוּת חַיָּב עַל הַמֵּזִיד כַּשּׁוֹגֵג אַף שְׁבוּעַת הַפִּקָּדוֹן.

“A soul when it sins” — just as the oath of testimony incurs liability for the intentional as for the inadvertent, so too the deposit-oath.

In the sugya: Unlike ordinary chatas offerings that distinguish intentional from unwitting, the deposit-oath imposes the same asham liability whether the false denial was deliberate or mistaken.

Type of Learning

Hekesh of mezid/shogeg liability — intentional and inadvertent equal.

What Is Learned

Unlike ordinary offerings, shevuat ha-pikadon covers deliberate denial as well as mistaken denial. The asham is required in both cases.

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