Derasha 2 on Vayikra 1:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3 · Unit 2 of 9

The Complete Passuk

אִם־עֹלָ֤ה קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bava Kamma 66b.

E-Daf.com — Bava Kamma 66b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bava Kamma 66b
״קָרְבָּנוֹ״ — קָרְבָּנוֹ וְלֹא הַגָּזוּל.

English: “His offering” — his offering, and not that which was stolen.

In the sugya: Korbano requires a real ownership link between offerer and animal. Even where ye’ush (despair) might transfer civil title in other contexts, the altar still demands that the animal be “his offering” in the sacrificial sense — a gazul does not qualify.

Type of Learning

Miyut from “his offering” — stolen property is out.

What Is Learned

A stolen animal is invalid as a korban. “His offering” is not satisfied by a gazul. This pairs with the earlier mikem exclusion on 1:2: ownership integrity is a standing condition of the nedavah olah.