Derasha 1 on Vayikra 27:10
Temurah · Unit 1
לֹ֣א יַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־יָמִ֥יר אֹת֛וֹ ט֥וֹב בְּרָ֖ע אוֹ־רַ֣ע בְּט֑וֹב וְאִם־הָמֵ֨ר יָמִ֤יר בְּהֵמָה֙ בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה וְהָֽיָה־ה֥וּא וּתְמוּרָת֖וֹ יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
Source Citation
Torah Temimah on temurah: substitution forbidden, but if done both are sacred.
Core Text
“לֹא יַחֲלִיפֶנּוּ וְלֹא יָמִיר אֹתוֹ… וְאִם הָמֵר יָמִיר… וְהָיָה הוּא וּתְמוּרָתוֹ יִהְיֶה קֹדֶשׁ.”
English: One shall not exchange or substitute… and if one does, then it and its substitute shall be holy.
Type of Learning
Prohibition + consequence derasha.
What Is Learned
Temurah is forbidden yet effective: both original and substitute become sacred.