Vayikra 5:24 · unit 6

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:24 · Unit 6 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
לַאֲשֶׁר הוּא לוֹ — הַגּוֹזֵל אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ שְׁוֵה פְּרוּטָה וְנִשְׁבַּע לוֹ יוֹלִיכֶנּוּ אַחֲרָיו אֲפִלּוּ לְמָדַי.

“To whom it belongs” — one who steals from his fellow the value of a perutah and swears to him must pursue him even to Media.

In the sugya: After a false oath and subsequent admission, the obligation to return the principal is absolute. Distance does not excuse personal return.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “to whom it belongs” — pursue the owner even to a distant land.

What Is Learned

Distance does not excuse personal return of the principal after shevuah and admission. Even a perutah’s worth must be carried after the owner as far as Media if necessary.