Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:10

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 10 · Unit 1 of 1

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּ֨אן קָרְבָּנ֧וֹ מִן־הַכְּשָׂבִ֛ים א֥וֹ מִן־הָעִזִּ֖ים לְעֹלָ֑ה זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bechoros 41a.

E-Daf.com — Bechoros 41a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bechoros 41a
״מִן הַצֹּאן״ — פְּרָט לְזָקֵן; ״מִן הַכְּשָׂבִים״ — פְּרָט לְחוֹלֶה; ״מִן הָעִזִּים״ — פְּרָט לִמְזֹהָם.

English: “From the flock” — excluding an aged animal; “from the sheep” — excluding a sick animal; “from the goats” — excluding a foul-smelling animal.

In the sugya: Three successive species phrases are three miyutim. Age, disease, and foul odor each disqualify an otherwise eligible flock animal from being selected as olah.

Type of Learning

Series of miyutim from the successive species phrases.

What Is Learned

An olah of the flock must be a choice specimen: not aged, not diseased, and not foul-smelling. The honor of Heaven requires a selected animal; the triple phrasing is the source of those exclusions.