Derasha 3 on Vayikra 27:3

Parashas Bechukosai · erechin · Passuk 3 · Unit 3

וְהָיָ֤ה עֶרְכְּךָ֙ הַזָּכָ֔ר מִבֶּן֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וְהָיָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֗ חֲמִשִּׁ֛ים שֶׁ֥קֶל כֶּ֖סֶף בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: no erech exceeds fifty shekels.

Core Text

“וְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָ חֲמִשִּׁים שֶׁקֶל” — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין בְּעֶרְכִּין יָתֵר עַל חֲמִשִּׁים סֶלַע.

English: “Your valuation shall be fifty shekels” — no valuation exceeds fifty sela. Even a wealthy noder is capped at fifty.

Type of Learning

Ceiling derasha on the fixed schedule.

What Is Learned

The fixed erech never exceeds fifty shekels; “according to means” only adjusts downward for the poor.

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