Derasha 3 — 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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וְאֵין יָדוֹ מַשֶּׂגֶת — הֲרֵי שֶׁאָמַר אֶחָד קָרְבָּנוֹ שֶׁל מְצֹרָע זֶה עָלַי, הָיָה מְצֹרָע עָנִי וְנוֹדֵר עָנִי מֵבִיא קָרְבַּן עָנִי, מַאי טַעְמָא? וְאֵין יָדוֹ מַשֶּׂגֶת אָמַר רַחֲמָנָא — לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַנּוֹדֵר.

English: “And his means do not suffice” — if someone said “the offering of this metzora is upon me,” and both the metzora and the one who vowed are poor, he brings the poor man’s offering. Why? The Torah said “and his means do not suffice” — to include the one who vows.

What Is Learned

Chazal include the third party who undertakes the offering within the language of “his means do not suffice,” allowing the reduced offering when both are poor.

Derasha 3 on Metzora 14:21

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