Derasha 2 on Vayikra 5:15
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 15
The Complete Passuk
וְנֶֽפֶשׁ֙ כִּֽי־תִמְעֹ֣ל מַ֔עַל וְחָֽטְאָה֙ בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְהֵבִ֤יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה אַ֣יִל תָּמִ֧ים מִן־הַצֹּ֛אן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֛ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֥ים בְּשֶֽׁקֶל־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְאָשָֽׁם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima / sources on valuation “in shekels of the sanctuary.”
E-Daf — Meilah 18a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף־שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ — שְׁנֵי שְׁקָלִים מִן הַתּוֹרָה.
English: “According to your valuation in silver shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary” — two shekels as the Torah minimum.
On the daf / in context: The ram must be worth at least two sanctuary shekels. The phrase fixes both currency and floor value.
Type of Learning
Custom (valuation clause).
What Is Learned
The asham ram for meilos must be worth no less than two sacred shekels.