Why Scripture Says His Neighbor Twice About a False Denial

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 479:6

(Leviticus 5:21-22) What does Scripture teach by saying 'his neighbor,' 'his neighbor,' two times? 'His neighbor' excludes that which belongs to the Most High [consecrated property]; 'his neighbor' excludes that which belongs to others. 'And deals falsely' - one might think this includes one who says to his fellow, 'I ate today,' when he did not eat, or 'I went to such-and-such a city,' when he did not go; therefore Scripture says, 'if he sins' (Leviticus 5:21) [implying a wrong involving money, not mere talk]. 'And deals falsely' - I have spoken only of a denial preceded by a sin [an actual wrong], excluding a denial not preceded by a sin. Rabbi says: What does Scripture teach by saying, 'and deals falsely with his neighbor regarding a deposit, or a pledge, or a robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor, or has found a lost object' (Leviticus 5:21-22)? Just as these are distinctive in being matters of money, so are excluded those that are not matters of money.

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