Derasha 3 on Vayikra 1:17

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 17 · Unit 3 of 4

The Complete Passuk

וְשִׁסַּ֨ע אֹת֣וֹ בִכְנָפָיו֮ לֹ֣א יַבְדִּיל֒ וְהִקְטִ֨יר אֹת֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֑שׁ עֹלָ֣ה ה֗וּא אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Shabbos 108a.

E-Daf.com — Shabbos 108a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Shabbos 108a
״בִּכְנָפָיו״ — לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הָעוֹר.

English: “With its wings” — to include the skin.

In the sugya: “Bi-chenafav” is read as a ribbuy that brings the hide along with the wings. Unlike an animal olah that is flayed, the bird remains with its skin.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of the hide from “bi-chenafav.”

What Is Learned

The bird olah is not skinned; the hide remains with the wings. The verse’s reference to the wings is the source for including the skin as part of what stays on the bird when it is cleft and burned.