Derasha 1 on Vayikra 5:6
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 6
The Complete Passuk
וְהֵבִ֣יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמ֣וֹ לַיהֹוָ֡ה עַ֣ל חַטָּאת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטָ֜א נְקֵבָ֨ה מִן־הַצֹּ֥אן כִּשְׂבָּ֛ה אֽוֹ־שְׂעִירַ֥ת עִזִּ֖ים לְחַטָּ֑את וְכִפֶּ֥ר עָלָ֛יו הַכֹּהֵ֖ן מֵחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to the female animal as chatas for the oleh ve-yored cases.
E-Daf — Kerisos 10b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ… נְקֵבָה מִן־הַצֹּאן כִּשְׂבָּה אוֹ־שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים לְחַטָּאת
English: “And he shall bring his guilt-offering… a female from the flock, a ewe or a female goat, as a chatas.”
On the daf / in context: For the middle tier of the sliding scale (when the person can afford an animal), the offering is a female sheep or goat designated as chatas, not asham in the usual sense of chapter 5’s other units.
Type of Learning
Custom (specified animal + designation).
What Is Learned
The affordable animal offering for these sins is a female sheep or goat brought as a sin-offering.