Derasha 5 on Vayikra 1:9

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 9 · Unit 5 of 8

The Complete Passuk

וְקִרְבּ֥וֹ וּכְרָעָ֖יו יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְהִקְטִ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת־הַכֹּל֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עֹלָ֛ה אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 46b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 46b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 46b
לְשֵׁם שִׁשָּׁה דְּבָרִים הַזֶּבַח נִזְבָּח: לְשֵׁם זֶבַח, לְשֵׁם זוֹבֵחַ, לְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁם, לְשֵׁם אִשִּׁים, לְשֵׁם רֵיחַ, לְשֵׁם נִיחוֹחַ — דִּכְתִיב ״עֹלָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַה׳״.

English: For the sake of six things is the offering slaughtered: for the sake of the offering, for the sake of the one who offers, for the sake of the Name, for the sake of the fires, for the sake of the aroma, for the sake of the pleasing [odor] — as it is written, “an olah, a fire-offering, a pleasing aroma to Hashem.”

In the sugya: The closing formula of the verse is unpacked into six kavvanot. Each word contributes a distinct intent that accompanies the slaughter of the olah.

Type of Learning

List of kavvanot derived from the closing phrase of the verse.

What Is Learned

Shechitah of the olah is performed with intent for each of these six aspects of the verse’s closing formula: the offering itself, the offerer, the Name, the fires, the aroma, and the pleasing quality before Hashem.