Vayikra 5:22 · unit 6

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:22 · Unit 6 of 8

Complete Passuk

אוֹ־מָצָא אֲבֵדָה וְכִחֶשׁ בָּהּ וְנִשְׁבַּע עַל־שָׁקֶר עַל־אַחַת מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה הָאָדָם לַחֲטֹא בָהֵנָּה׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Bava Kamma 105b.

Core Text

וְנִשְׁבַּע עַל שֶׁקֶר — לָמַדְנוּ עֹנֶשׁ, אַזְהָרָה מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְלֹא תְשַׁקְּרוּ.

“And he swore falsely” — we have learned the penalty; from where the warning? Scripture says “you shall not swear falsely” (Kedoshim).

In the sugya: As with the denial itself, the false oath requires both a penalty and a prior prohibition. The warning is supplied from the parallel verse in Kedoshim.

Type of Learning

Linkage of onesh to azharah for sheker — penalty and prohibition paired.

What Is Learned

False-oath liability rests on the explicit prohibition in Kedoshim. The asham structure is grounded in both the warning and the penalty.

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