Vayikra 5:24 · unit 5

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

Complete Passuk

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

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Bava Kamma.

Core Text

וַחֲמִשִׁתָיו — נָתַן לוֹ אֶת הַקֶּרֶן וְנִשְׁבַּע לוֹ עַל הַחֹמֶשׁ, הֲרֵי זֶה מְשַׁלֵּם חֹמֶשׁ עַל חֹמֶשׁ עַד שֶׁיִּתְמַעֵט הַקֶּרֶן מִשְּׁוֵה פְּרוּטָה.

“And its fifths” — if he gave him the principal and then swore to him about the fifth, he pays a fifth upon a fifth until the remainder is less than a perutah.

In the sugya: Successive false oaths about remaining fifths generate successive fifths. The process continues until the monetary remainder falls below a perutah.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of multiple fifths — successive oaths restart the process.

What Is Learned

Each false oath about a remaining fifth restarts the process; only monetary claims enter the system. The plural “chamishitav” supports the successive-fifth structure.

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