Derasha 1 — Metzora 14:21

וְאִם־דַּ֣ל ה֗וּא וְאֵ֣ין יָדוֹ֮ מַשֶּׂ֒גֶת֒ וְ֠לָקַ֠ח כֶּ֣בֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד אָשָׁ֛ם לִתְנוּפָ֖ה לְכַפֵּ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וְעִשָּׂר֨וֹן סֹ֜לֶת אֶחָ֨ד בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן לְמִנְחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥ג שָֽׁמֶן׃

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וְאִם דַּל הוּא — הֲרֵי שֶׁאָמַר אֶחָד קָרְבָּנוֹ שֶׁל מְצֹרָע זֶה עָלַי, הָיָה מְצֹרָע עָנִי וְנוֹדֵר עָשִׁיר מֵבִיא קָרְבַּן עָשִׁיר, מַאי טַעְמָא? וְאִם דַּל הוּא אָמַר רַחֲמָנָא וַהֲלֹא לֹא דַּל הוּא.

English: “And if he is poor” — if someone said “the offering of this metzora is upon me,” and the metzora was poor but the one who vowed is rich, he brings the rich man’s offering. Why? The Torah said “and if he is poor,” but this one is not poor.

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that when a third party undertakes the metzora’s offering, the financial status of the one who vows determines which offering is brought.

Derasha 1 on Metzora 14:21

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