Derasha 1 on Vayikra 2:13

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 13 · Unit 1 of 9

The Complete Passuk

וְכָל־קָרְבַּ֣ן מִנְחָתְךָ֮ בַּמֶּ֣לַח תִּמְלָח֒ וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁבִּ֗ית מֶ֚לַח בְּרִ֣ית אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מֵעַ֖ל מִנְחָתֶ֑ךָ עַ֥ל כָּל־קָרְבָּנְךָ֖ תַּקְרִ֥יב מֶֽלַח׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 19b.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 19b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 19b
״בַּמֶּלַח תִּמְלָח״ — מִצְוַת מְלִיחָה.

English: “With salt you shall salt” — the commandment of salting.

In the sugya: The verse opens with the positive requirement that every minchah be salted.

Type of Learning

Positive mitzvah of melichah — every minchah offering must be salted.

What Is Learned

Every minchah offering must be salted. The Torah’s command “with salt you shall salt” establishes the positive obligation of melichah for the flour offerings.