Derasha 7 on Vayikra 1:14

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 14 · Unit 7 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֧ם מִן־הָע֛וֹף עֹלָ֥ה קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ לַיהֹוָ֑ה וְהִקְרִ֣יב מִן־הַתֹּרִ֗ים א֛וֹ מִן־בְּנֵ֥י הַיּוֹנָ֖ה אֶת־קָרְבָּנֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 22b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 22b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Chullin 22b
תּוֹרִים גְּדוֹלִים וְלֹא קְטַנִּים; בְּנֵי יוֹנָה קְטַנִּים וְלֹא גְּדוֹלִים — פְּרָט לִתְחִלַּת הַצָּהוֹב שֶׁבָּזֶה וְשֶׁבָּזֶה שֶׁהֵם פְּסוּלִים.

English: Turtledoves: mature and not young; young pigeons: young and not mature — excluding the onset of yellowing in either, which are invalid.

In the sugya: The two species names carry opposite age windows. Torim are valid only when mature; bnei yonah only when young. The transitional stage of yellowing is excluded from both windows and is therefore pasul for either designation.

Type of Learning

Miyut of age windows from the species names and the exclusion of the transitional stage.

What Is Learned

Torim must be mature; bnei yonah must be young. The onset of yellowing in either species falls outside both windows and renders the bird invalid for olah. The verse’s dual designation is the source of the two distinct, non-overlapping age requirements.