Derasha 9 on Vayikra 1:15

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 15 · Unit 9 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 Chullin 88a.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 88a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Chullin 88a
״וְנִמְצָה דָמוֹ״ — דָּמוֹ כּוּלּוֹ וְלֹא מִקְצָתוֹ.

English: “And its blood shall be drained” — all of its blood, and not part of it.

In the sugya: The language of mitzuy is read as requiring completeness. Partial expression of the blood does not satisfy the verse; the draining must bring out the blood fully.

Type of Learning

Miyut from the language of full draining — all of the blood, not part.

What Is Learned

The mitzuy must express the blood fully, not leave a substantial remainder unexpressed. The verse’s “ve-nimtzah damo” is the source for requiring complete draining rather than a partial one.