Derasha 7 on Vayikra 2:1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 1 · Unit 7 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 Menachos 21b.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 21b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 21b
״וְנָתַן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה״ — וְהָדָר ״וֶהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן״: מְלַמֵּד שֶׁלְּבוֹנָה מֵבִיא מִתּוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ.

English: “And he shall put frankincense on it” — and then “and he shall bring it to the sons of Aharon”: this teaches that frankincense is brought from his own house.

In the sugya: The sequence of the verses shows that the levonah is supplied by the owner before the offering reaches the kohanim.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of the order before delivery to the kohanim — the frankincense is placed by the owner from his own supply.

What Is Learned

The owner supplies the levonah from home; it is not taken from Temple stock. The verse first requires placing frankincense on the flour and only afterward bringing the offering to the sons of Aharon, teaching that the frankincense comes from the donor’s own house.