Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:8

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

The Complete Passuk

וְעָרְכ֗וּ בְּנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אֵ֚ת הַנְּתָחִ֔ים אֶת־הָרֹ֖אשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑דֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah, on 1:8 (ve’arechu — one kohen two limbs).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim, Vayikra Dibbura DeNedavah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Dibbura DeNedavah on 1:8
יָכוֹל יְהֵא כֹּהֵן אֶחָד עוֹרֵךְ כָּל הָאֵבָרִים? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״וְעָרְכוּ״ — הָא כֵּיצַד? כֹּהֵן אֶחָד עוֹרֵךְ שְׁנֵי אֵבָרִים.

English: Might one kohen arrange all the limbs? The verse says “and they shall arrange” — how so? One kohen arranges two limbs.

In Sifra: The plural verb blocks a single arranger of the entire set. The working measure is two limbs per kohen — shared labor, not a monopoly by one person on every piece.

Type of Learning

Diyuk from the plural verb against a single arranger of everything — two limbs per kohen.

What Is Learned

Arrangement of the limbs is shared; the working measure is two limbs per kohen, not one kohen doing the entire set alone. “And they shall arrange” is the hinge against solo monopoly of the arrangement.