Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:12

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 12 · Unit 1 of 1

The Complete Passuk

וְנִתַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ לִנְתָחָ֔יו וְאֶת־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וְאֶת־פִּדְר֑וֹ וְעָרַ֤ךְ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹתָ֔ם עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאֵ֖שׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yoma 25b.

E-Daf.com — Yoma 25b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 25b
תַּנְיָא: מִנַּיִין לְרֹאשׁ וּפֶדֶר שֶׁקּוֹדְמִין לְכָל הָאֵבָרִים? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״וְאֶת רֹאשׁוֹ וְאֶת פִּדְרוֹ וְעָרַךְ״.

English: It was taught: From where that the head and the suet precede all the [other] limbs? The verse says, “And its head and its suet, and the kohen shall arrange them.”

In the sugya: Word order is sequence. Head and pader are named before the arrangement verb; they go on the fire first, ahead of the other limbs.

Type of Learning

Diyuk from the order “head and suet” before the arrangement of the rest.

What Is Learned

When arranging the pieces of the olah on the fire, the head and the pader are placed first, before the other limbs. The verse’s order is the source of that priority.