Derasha 7 on Vayikra 1:15

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 15 · Unit 7 of 11

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְרִיב֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וּמָלַק֙ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה וְנִמְצָ֣ה דָמ֔וֹ עַ֖ל קִ֥יר הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 65a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 65a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 65a
מִנַּיִין שֶׁהַקְטָרַת הָרֹאשׁ לְעַצְמוֹ וְהַקְטָרַת הַגּוּף לְעַצְמוֹ? שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְהִקְטִיר אוֹתוֹ.

English: From where that the burning of the head is by itself and of the body by itself? As it is said, “and he shall cause it to go up in smoke.”

In the sugya: The singular “oto” after the separation effected by melikah is read as applying to each unit. The head is burned as one, the body as another; the verse’s language supports treating them as distinct for hakatarah.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “oto” for separate hakatarah of head and body.

What Is Learned

Head and body of the bird olah are burned as separate units. The verse’s “ve-hiktir oto” after the act that divides them is the source for independent hakatarah of each part.