Vayikra 5:22 · unit 7

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:22 · Unit 7 of 8

Complete Passuk

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

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Bava Kamma.

Core Text
וְנִשְׁבַּע עַל שֶׁקֶר — פְּרָט לְלֹוֶה בִּשְׁטָר; שְׁטָר שִׁעְבּוּד קַרְקָעוֹת וְאֵין מְבִיאִין קָרְבָּן עַל כְּפִירַת שִׁעְבּוּד קַרְקָעוֹת.

“And he swore falsely” — excluding a borrower by document; a document creates a lien on land, and one does not bring an offering for denying a land-lien.

In the sugya: A documented loan creates a real-estate lien. Because there is no korban for denying a land-lien, denial under oath of a shetar-loan falls outside this asham structure.

Type of Learning

Miyut of movable vs real-estate security — documented loan excluded.

What Is Learned

Denial under oath of a shetar-loan does not trigger asham gezeilot. The document’s lien on land places the claim outside the movable-property framework of this chapter.