Derasha 1 on Vayikra 5:7
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 7
The Complete Passuk
וְאִם־לֹא֩ תַגִּ֨יע יָד֜וֹ דֵּ֣י שֶׂ֗ה וְהֵבִ֨יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמ֜וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֗א שְׁתֵּ֥י תֹרִ֛ים אֽוֹ־שְׁנֵ֥י בְּנֵֽי־יוֹנָ֖ה לַיהֹוָ֑ה אֶחָ֥ד לְחַטָּ֖את וְאֶחָ֥ד לְעֹלָֽה׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to the bird pair for the poor in the oleh ve-yored.
E-Daf — Kerisos 28a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְאִם־לֹא תַגִּיע יָדוֹ דֵּי שֶׂה וְהֵבִיא… שְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ־שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי־יוֹנָה… אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת וְאֶחָד לְעֹלָה
English: “And if his hand cannot reach enough for a sheep, he shall bring… two turtledoves or two young pigeons… one for a chatas and one for an olah.”
On the daf / in context: Poverty tier: birds instead of a quadruped. Order and designation (chatas first) are fixed in the procedure that follows in 5:8–10.
Type of Learning
Custom (sliding scale by means).
What Is Learned
One who cannot afford a sheep brings two birds — one chatas and one olah.