Derasha 1 on Vayikra 4:27
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 27
The Complete Passuk
וְאִם־נֶ֧פֶשׁ אַחַ֛ת תֶּחֱטָ֥א בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ בַּ֠עֲשֹׂתָֽהּ אַחַ֨ת מִמִּצְוֺ֧ת יְהֹוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂ֖ינָה וְאָשֵֽׁם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima and classical sources point to the individual chatas unit (cf. Kerisos, Horayos parallel to 4:2).
E-Daf — Kerisos 2a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְאִם־נֶפֶשׁ אַחַת תֶּחֱטָא בִשְׁגָגָה מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ — יָחִיד שֶׁחָטָא בִּשְׁגָגָה מֵבִיא שְׂעִירָה אוֹ כִּשְׂבָּה.
English: “And if one soul sins through error from among the people of the land” — an individual who sinned inadvertently brings a female goat or a ewe.
On the daf / in context: Opens the individual chatas section after the anointed, communal, and nasi cases. “One soul… from the people of the land” marks the ordinary person (not nasi, not Kohen Gadol).
Type of Learning
Custom (section marker — individual vs officers).
What Is Learned
An ordinary individual who sins inadvertently brings a female goat or sheep as chatas.