Vayikra 5:23 · unit 1

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:23 · Unit 1 of 6

Complete Passuk

וְהָיָה כִּי־יֶחֱטָא וְאָשֵׁם וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת־הַגְּזֵלָה אֲשֶׁר גָּזָל אוֹ אֶת־הָעֹשֶׁק אֲשֶׁר עָשָׁק אוֹ אֶת־הַפִּקָּדוֹן אֲשֶׁר הָפְקַד אִתּוֹ אוֹ אֶת־הָאֲבֵדָה אֲשֶׁר מָצָא׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Rashi.

Core Text
וְהֵשִׁיב — מִידֵּי דְּשַׁיָּךְ בְּהֶשֵׁבָה; לְהוֹצִיא פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁוֵה פְּרוּטָה.

“And he shall restore” — that which is subject to restitution; to exclude less than a perutah.

In the commentary: Restitution applies only to amounts that are subject to return. Below a perutah there is no restitution duty and therefore no asham after denial and admission.

Type of Learning

Miyut of sub-perutah — less than a perutah excluded.

What Is Learned

Below a perutah there is no restitution duty and therefore no asham after denial and admission. The structure of this chapter requires a monetary amount that is subject to return.