## Rashbam on Leviticus Chapter 5

###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:2:1
[Rashbam on Leviticus 5:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashbam%20on%20Leviticus/r/5:2:1)

ונעלם ממנו והוא טמא ואשם - על ששכח שהוא טמא ונכנס למקדש, או אכל קודש ששניהם במזיד בכרת.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
ונעלם ממנו והוא טמא אשם, he had forgotten that he was ritually impure and entered the holy domain, or he had eaten sacred meat while being in such a state of impurity, offences punishable by karet if perpetrated knowingly.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:3:1
[Rashbam on Leviticus 5:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashbam%20on%20Leviticus/r/5:3:1)

והוא ידע ואשם - שנודע לו עכשיו שהוא טמא ויודע שהוא אשם.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
BUT LATER THAT PERSON REALIZES GUILT. It becomes known to him now that he is impure, and he knows that he is guilty.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:8:1
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ולא יבדיל - סימן אחד מולק ולא שנים.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
ולא יבדיל; he only needs to perform the procedure on either the windpipe or the foodpipe.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:9:1
[Rashbam on Leviticus 5:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashbam%20on%20Leviticus/r/5:9:1)

והזה מדם החטאת - אוחז בגוף ומזה מרחוק והנשאר ימצה, אבל עולת העוף אין בו הזייה אלא ונמצא דמו.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
והזה מדם החטאת; he takes hold of the body of the bird and sprinkles from a distance, squeezing out the rest of the blood; if the offering is a total offering, there is no sprinkling of the blood; all of it is simply squeezed out. (Leviticus 1,15)


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:13:1
[Rashbam on Leviticus 5:13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashbam%20on%20Leviticus/r/5:13:1)

מאחת מאלה - על אחת מג' עבירות אלה.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
מאחת מאלה, in respect of either of the three sins mentioned, i.e. ignoring a call to testify, false oaths, or violating the laws of ritual purity in connection with entering the holy domain or consuming sacred meat.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:13:2
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ושמעה קול אלה - ושבועת ביטוי וטומאת מקדש וקדשיו.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:15:1
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מקדשי ה' - נהנה מן הקדש וזהו אשם מעילות.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
'מקדשי ה, deriving beneficial use from something belonging to the Temple treasury, i.e. אשם מעילות.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:16:1
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ונתן אותו לכהן - את איל אשם יתן לכהן לכפר בו.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
ונתן אותו לכהן, the ram of this אשם he has to give to the priest to atone for him by means of this animal


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:17:1
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ולא ידע ואשם - באשם תלוי מדבר, כמו שנאמר: על שגגתו אשר שגג.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
ולא ידע ואשם; the Torah discusses an אשם תלוי an offering pending clarification of the sin. This is why the Torah adds the rider על שגגתו אשר שגג והוא לא ידע, seeing that every שוגג, inadvertently committed sin, contains an element of being unaware of it, why would the Torah have to add the words “and he did not know?” [Had he known, the sin would have been deliberate and no sacrifice would exonerate him. Ed.] The error consisted of mistakenly eating something not kasher instead of picking up the similar looking kasher item next to it. At the time the person thought that both were kasher so that there was nod doubt in his mind. By the time he found out, the other piece had disappeared. If for some reason he becomes aware later that he had indeed eaten the forbidden piece of meat he will have to bring an additional sin-offering. The effect of the asham taluy protected him only until clarification of the true state of affairs.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:18:1
[Rashbam on Leviticus 5:18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashbam%20on%20Leviticus/r/5:18:1)

והוא לא ידע - כשנתחלף לו חלב בשומן ואכלו ולא ידע שיש כאן חלב, אבל לבסוף כשהוא שמע שספק חלב ספק שומן אכל. והביא איל תמים מן הצאן לאשם. עד שיודע שודאי חלב אכל יביא חטאת.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
This is why the Torah adds the reader על שגגתו אשר שגג והוא לא ידע, seeing that every שוגג, inadvertently committed sin, contains an element of being unaware of it, why would the Torah have to add the words “and he did not know?” [Had he known, the sin would have been deliberate and no sacrifice would exonerate him. Ed.] The error consisted of mistakenly eating something not kasher instead of picking up the similar looking kasher item next to it. At the time the person thought that both were kasher so that there was no doubt in his mind. By the time he found out, the other piece had disappeared. If for some reason he becomes aware later that he had indeed eaten the forbidden piece of meat he will have to bring an additional sin-offering. The effect of the asham taluy protected him only until clarification of the true state of affairs.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:21:1
[Rashbam on Leviticus 5:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashbam%20on%20Leviticus/r/5:21:1)

וכחש בעמיתו וגו' - אשם גזילות בפרשת זו.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
וכחש בעמיתו, a guilt offering concerning robbery, mentioned in this portion.


###### Rashbam on Leviticus 5:24:1
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ביום אשמתו - כשיתודה לשוב מחטאתו על אחד מכל האמורים למעלה, פיקדון או גזל או עושק או אבידה.

**Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash:**
ביום אשמתו, when he confessed and promised not to sin again in respect to any or several of the above mentioned offences, i.e. denial of things given to him in trust, open robbery, abusing his position of authority unfairly, or appropriating things lost by another Jew when he was aware of the owner of the item in question.