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.