Study Shevuot folio 13A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
The Mishnah is referring to a case where the person did not repent and persists in his rebellion, and it is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda HaNasi, that even for such a case Yom Kippur and the scapegoat will atone. As it is taught in a baraita: R' Yehuda HaNasi says: For all transgressio
The Talmud asks: What is the reasoning of R' Yehuda HaNasi? It is as it is taught in a baraita in interpretation of the verse: “For he scorned the word of YHWH and nullified His commandment; that person will be cut off [hikkaret tikkaret], his sin is upon him” (Numbers 15:31): “For he scorned the wo
One might have thought that this applies even if he repented. To counter this, the verse states: “His sin is upon him,” by which God indicates: I said that Yom Kippur does not atone for these sins only when his sin is still upon him, as he did not repent. It is apparent from this baraita that it
And with regard to the Rabbis who disagree with R' Yehuda HaNasi, how do they interpret the verse? If someone commits one of the 3 sins mentioned, then he is cut off [hikkaret] from life in this world, and he will be cut off [tikkaret] in the World-to-Come. The phrase “His sin is upon him” teaches
The Talmud asks: And can you interpret the Mishnah to be in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda HaNasi? But from the fact that the latter clause is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, by inference, the first clause is also in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, but not of R' Ye