Vayikra 5:23 · unit 2

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:23 · Unit 2 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 Bava Kamma.

Core Text

אֲשֶׁר גָּזָל — שִׁנּוּי קוֹנֶה; אִם כְּעֵין שֶׁגָּזַל יַחֲזִיר, וְאִם לָאו דָּמִים בְּעָלְמָא.

“That which he stole” — change of form acquires title; if it is still as he stole it he returns it, and if not, money alone.

In the sugya: Shinui (change of form) acquires title for the thief. He returns the object only if it remains in the form in which it was stolen; otherwise the obligation shifts to its monetary value.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “asher gazal” — shinui koneh.

What Is Learned

Aging, spoilage, or change of name shifts the obligation from the object itself to its value. The thief returns the object only when it is still “as he stole it.”

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