Vayikra 5:23 · unit 3

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:23 · Unit 3 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 67b.

Core Text
אֲשֶׁר גָּזָל — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁעַל גֶּזֶל שֶׁלּוֹ מוֹסִיף חֹמֶשׁ וְאֵינוֹ מוֹסִיף חֹמֶשׁ עַל גֶּזֶל אָבִיו.

“That which he stole” — teaches that on his own robbery he adds a fifth, but he does not add a fifth on his father’s robbery.

In the sugya: The fifth is personal. Heirs restore the principal of the father’s theft but do not add the chomesh of this verse, which attaches only to one’s own robbery.

Type of Learning

Miyut of personal robbery — fifth only on one’s own act.

What Is Learned

Heirs restore the principal of the father’s theft but do not add the chomesh of this verse. The fifth is tied to the personal act of robbery, not to the mere possession of stolen goods.