Derasha 12 on Vayikra 27:2

Unit 12 of 13

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַפְלִ֖א נֶ֑דֶר בְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ נְפָשֹׁ֖ת לַֽיהֹוָֽה׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: “nefashot” includes the deformed and those with boils — even with no market damim.

Core Text

“נְפָשׁוֹת” — לְרַבּוֹת מְנֻוָּל וּמֻכֵּה שְׁחִין. שֶׁיָּכוֹל: כָּל שֶׁיֶּשְׁנוֹ בְּדָמִים יֶשְׁנוֹ בְּעֶרְכִּין… תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר “נְפָשׁוֹת.”

English: “Persons” includes the deformed and one afflicted with boils. One might have thought only those with market value; Scripture says “nefashot.”

Type of Learning

Inclusion despite zero market value.

What Is Learned

Fixed erechin depend on a living person, not on market price.

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