Vayikra 5:26 · unit 2

Parashas Vayikra · Passuk 5:26 · Unit 2 of 2

Complete Passuk

וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְנִסְלַח לוֹ עַל־אַחַת מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה לְאַשְׁמָה בָהּ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Shevuos.

Core Text
לְאַשְׁמָה בָהּ — פְּרָט לְפָחוֹת מִשְּׁוֵה פְּרוּטָה.

“To become guilty thereby” — excluding less than a perutah.

In the sugya: Without a restitution duty there is no asham. The phrase “le-ashmah bah” is limited to amounts that generate a return obligation.

Type of Learning

Miyut of sub-perutah — less than a perutah excluded.

What Is Learned

Consistent with 5:23: below a perutah there is neither return nor offering. The asham structure of this chapter requires a monetary amount subject to restitution.