Derasha 4 on Vayikra 2:1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 1 · Unit 4 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְנֶ֗פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תַקְרִ֞יב קָרְבַּ֤ן מִנְחָה֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה סֹ֖לֶת יִהְיֶ֣ה קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ וְיָצַ֤ק עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְנָתַ֥ן עָלֶ֖יהָ לְבֹנָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 11b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 11b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 11b
״קָרְבַּן מִנְחָה״ — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁמִּתְנַדְּבִין שֶׁמֶן.

English: “An offering of minchah” — this teaches that one may vow oil [alone].

In the sugya: The phrase “korban minchah” is read as permitting a free-will gift of oil by itself.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of oil as a free-will gift — oil may be vowed as a standalone offering.

What Is Learned

Oil may be donated as a standalone vow-offering. The language “an offering of minchah” is taken to include a free-will gift of oil alone, derived from the same verse that introduces the flour offering.