Vayikra 5:24 · unit 4

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:24 · Unit 4 of 8

Complete Passuk

אוֹ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׁבַע עָלָיו לַשֶּׁקֶר וְשִׁלַּם אֹתוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָיו יֹסֵף עָלָיו לַאֲשֶׁר הוּא לוֹ יִתְּנֶנּוּ בְּיוֹם אַשְׁמָתוֹ׃

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Bava Kamma.

Core Text
בְּרֹאשׁוֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָיו — מָמוֹן הַמִּשְׁתַּלֵּם בָּרֹאשׁ מוֹסִיף חֹמֶשׁ; מָמוֹן שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִשְׁתַּלֵּם בָּרֹאשׁ אֵינוֹ מוֹסִיף חֹמֶשׁ.

“In its principal and its fifths” — money that is repaid in the principal alone adds a fifth; money that is not repaid in the principal alone does not add a fifth.

In the sugya: When double or four/five-fold penalties already apply, the fifth of this verse is not added. The asham offering, however, is still brought.

Type of Learning

Miyut of chomesh vs multiple payments — fifth only when principal alone is repaid.

What Is Learned

Keifel or four-and-five replace the fifth, but the offering remains. The chomesh is not stacked on top of the multiple-payment penalties.