What are the connotations of "be'Erk'cha"?
Rashi: Refer to 5:15:6:1.
Why does the Torah repeat "ve'Hu Lo Yada"?
Rashi: To teach us that if he later discovers that he sinned, he must bring a Chatas. 1
Rashi: This is similar to Eglah Arufah, where, if the murderer is found after the neck of the calf is broken, he is sentenced to death.
Why does the Torah allow a cheap Chatas, but obligates an expensive animal for an Asham Taluy?
Moshav Zekenim (in 4:14, citing R. Yehudah ha'Chasid): Asham Taluy is to protect from punishment (until he finds out that he sinned). He is happy to spend much for it. If a Chatas were expensive, one would not examine his deeds to see whether or not he sinned. Since it is cheap, he examines, and [if he finds a Safek] brings an Asham Taluy 1 and knows for what to repent.
Ramban: Refer to 5:15:8:1.
Perhaps he investigates, for he does not expect to find a Safek sin for which the Korban is expensive. Alternatively, the text should say 'he examines, and brings a Chatas and knows?' (PF)
QUESTIONS ON RASHI
Rashi writes that if later he discovers that he sinned, he must bring a Chatas. If so, why does he bring an Asham Taluy?
Rashi (on Pasuk 17): Refer to 5:17:1.3:1*.
Rashi writes that if later he discovers that he sinned, he must bring a Chatas, similar to Eglah Arufah. Why do we need two Pesukim one here and one by Eglah Arufah?
Eglah Arufah is not brought to atone for the murderer, so we cannot learn Asham Taluy from it. 1
Why can we not learn a Kal va'Chomer from Asham Taluy to Eglah Arufah? Is this considered punishing from a Kal v'Chomer - or does the Kal va'Chomer merely refute a reason to exempt him? (PF)
Rashi writes that if later he discovers that he sinned, he must bring a Chatas. R. Eliezer (Kerisus 25a) infers that Asham Taluy is voluntary. If it were obligatory, he would be exempt later. Eglah Arufah refutes this. If the murderer was found later, he is killed!
Eglah Arufah is brought to atone for B'nei Yisrael (Devarim 21:8), and not for the murderer, therefore it does not exempt him. Asham Taluy is brought for the one who sinned, so we can say that if it was obligatory, he would be exempt later (PF). 1
I do not know why Moshav Zekenim left this difficult (PF).
