Derasha 9 on Vayikra 1:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3 · Unit 9 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 Arachin 21a.

E-Daf.com — Arachin 21a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Arachin 21a
אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: עוֹלָה צְרִיכָה דַּעַת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לִרְצוֹנוֹ.

English: Shmuel said: An olah requires [the owner’s] knowledge/intent, as it is stated “of his free will.”

In the sugya: Shmuel’s formulation shifts from “willingness under pressure” to da’at — informed intent. An olah is not a mechanical deposit; the owner’s knowledge that this is his offering, brought of his will, is part of what lirtzono demands.

Type of Learning

Da’at requirement from lirtzono — informed willingness, not only delivery.

What Is Learned

Bringing an olah requires the owner’s informed willingness, not only mechanical delivery of an animal. Shmuel hangs that requirement on lirtzono: free will implies knowledge and intent, not an unconscious or purely coerced transfer.