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Derasha 3 on Vayikra 2:7

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

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־מִנְחַ֥ת מַרְחֶ֖שֶׁת קָרְבָּנֶ֑ךָ סֹ֥לֶת בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן תֵּעָשֶֽׂה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 74b.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 74b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 74b
״סֹלֶת בַּשֶּׁמֶן תֵּעָשֶׂה״ — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁטְּעוּנָה מַתַּן שֶׁמֶן בִּכְלִי.

English: “Fine flour with oil shall it be made” — this teaches that it requires placing oil in the vessel.

In the sugya: The phrasing indicates that the oil is introduced into the vessel as the first step of preparation.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of ba-shemen te’aseh — oil is placed in the vessel before the flour is worked.

What Is Learned

Oil is first put in the vessel, then the flour is worked with it. The Torah’s language “fine flour with oil shall it be made” is read as requiring the initial placement of oil in the vessel for the marcheshes minchah.

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