Vayikra 5:21 · unit 3

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:21 · Unit 3 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 Yerushalmi Shevuos.

Core Text

נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא — מַה שְּׁבוּעַת הָעֵדוּת חַיָּב בֵּין בִּשְׁבוּעָה בֵּין בְּאָלָה אַף שְׁבוּעַת הַפִּקָּדוֹן.

“A soul when it sins” — just as the oath of testimony incurs liability whether by formal oath or by imprecation (alah), so too the deposit-oath.

In the sugya: Liability is not limited to a formal shevuah. An imprecation (alah) that binds the speaker produces the same asham gezeilot structure.

Type of Learning

Hekesh of shevuah/alah — either formula triggers liability.

What Is Learned

Any binding verbal denial formula can trigger the asham gezeilot structure. A formal oath and an imprecation are treated equivalently for this purpose.

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