Derasha 2 on Vayikra 1:8

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 8 · Unit 2 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 Yoma 27a.

E-Daf.com — Yoma 27a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 27a
״וְעָרְכוּ״ — שְׁנַיִם; ״בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן״ — שְׁנַיִם; ״הַכֹּהֲנִים״ — שְׁנַיִם: לָמַדְנוּ לְטָלֶה שֶׁטָּעוּן שִׁשָּׁה כֹּהֲנִים.

English: “And they shall arrange” — two; “the sons of Aharon” — two; “the kohanim” — two: we learn that a [sheep] olah requires six kohanim.

In the sugya: Three plural terms, each read as a minimum of two, yield six kohanim for a sheep olah’s carrying and arranging. The language density of the verse is the source of the headcount.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy from threefold plural language — minimum of two each; six kohanim for a sheep olah.

What Is Learned

Carrying and arranging the limbs of a sheep olah is assigned to six kohanim. “They shall arrange,” “sons of Aharon,” and “the kohanim” each contribute a pair to that total.