Derasha 8 on Vayikra 1:2

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 2 · Unit 8 of 15

The Complete Passuk

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֥יב מִכֶּ֛ם קָרְבָּ֖ן לַיהֹוָ֑ה מִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ וּמִן־הַצֹּ֔אן תַּקְרִ֖יבוּ אֶת־קָרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Nedarim 10b.

E-Daf.com — Nedarim 10b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Nedarim 10b
תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: מִנַּיִין שֶׁלֹּא יֹאמַר אָדָם ״לַה׳ עוֹלָה״… תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״קָרְבָּן לַה׳״.

English: It was taught, Rabbi Shimon says: From where that one should not say “to Hashem, an olah”…? The verse says “an offering to Hashem.”

In the sugya: Word order matters for shem Shamayim. If a person says the Name first and is interrupted before naming the korban, the Name may have been uttered in vain. The Torah’s order — korban la-Hashem, type before Name — trains the mouth to lock in the offering term first.

Type of Learning

Order of words — shem Shamayim after the korban term, so the Name is not left hanging.

What Is Learned

When verbalizing a neder or dedication, state the type of offering before the divine Name: “olah to Hashem,” not “to Hashem, an olah.” The verse’s sequence is the model. The concern is practical: unfinished speech must not leave the Name uttered without its korban frame.