Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:13

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 13 · Unit 1 of 1

The Complete Passuk

וְהַקְּרֵ֣ב וְהַכְּרָעַ֗יִם יִרְחַץ֙ בַּמָּ֔יִם וְהִקְרִ֣יב הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֶת־הַכֹּ֛ל וְהִקְטִ֥יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חָה עֹלָ֣ה ה֑וּא אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 4a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 4a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 4a
״וְהִקְרִיב״ — זוֹ הוֹלָכַת אֵבָרִים לַכֶּבֶשׁ.

English: “And he shall bring near” — this is the carrying of the limbs to the ramp.

In the sugya: Hikriv here is not vague “offering up.” It is identified as the distinct avodah of walking the limbs to the kevesh (ramp) after cutting and before final placement on the fire.

Type of Learning

Halakhic definition of hikriv — carrying limbs to the kevesh.

What Is Learned

After cutting, the limbs are brought to the altar ramp as a distinct avodah step. “And he shall bring near” names that walking of the limbs to the kevesh.