Derasha 2 on Vayikra 2:12

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 12 · Unit 2 of 6

The Complete Passuk

קָרְבַּ֥ן רֵאשִׁ֛ית תַּקְרִ֥יבוּ אֹתָ֖ם לַיהֹוָ֑ה וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ לֹא־יַעֲל֖וּ לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹֽחַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 58a.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 58a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 58a
יָכוֹל יְהֵא יָחִיד מִתְנַדֵּב וּמֵבִיא קָרְבַּן רֵאשִׁית נְדָבָה? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״קָרְבַּן רֵאשִׁית תַּקְרִיבוּ״ — צִבּוּר אָמַרְתִּי לְךָ וְלֹא יָחִיד.

English: Might an individual vow and bring a first-offering as a free-will gift? The verse says “you shall offer a first-offering” — a communal [offering] I said to you, and not an individual.

In the sugya: The plural language of the command limits the first-offering forms to the community.

Type of Learning

Miyut of individual nedavah of reishit — only the community brings these forms.

What Is Learned

Only the community brings the first-offering forms; an individual may not vow them as nedavah. The Torah’s plural “you shall offer” is read as addressing the community, not a private person who might wish to bring a free-will parallel.