Derasha 94 on Vayikra 5:1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 1

The Complete Passuk

וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תֶחֱטָ֗א וְשָֽׁמְעָה֙ ק֣וֹל אָלָ֔ה וְה֣וּא עֵ֔ד א֥וֹ רָאָ֖ה א֣וֹ יָדָ֑ע אִם־ל֥וֹא יַגִּ֖יד וְנָשָׂ֥א עֲוֺנֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Shevuot 30a–35a / Toras Kohanim on the silent witness.

E-Daf / Tsurras Hadaf
PDF of the daf / source

Core Text

Core Text
ושמעה קול אלה והוא עד... אם לוא יגיד ונשא עונו

English: He hears the voice of an imprecation, and he is a witness… if he does not tell, he shall bear his iniquity.

Type of Learning

Chatat for shevu’at ha-edut — failure to testify after a formal adjuration.

What Is Learned

One who knows testimony and, after a public oath/curse demanding witnesses, does not come forward, bears his sin and is liable for the oleh ve-yored (or related) process of this chapter.

Audio (Daf Yomi):
dafyomi.org — Shevuot
YICC / Rav Etshalom series