Derasha 6 on Vayikra 2:13

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 13 · Unit 6 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 20a.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 20a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 20a
״מֵעַל מִנְחָתֶךָ״ — מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר? שֶׁיָּכוֹל מַה מִנְחָה מְיֻחֶדֶת שֶׁמַּתֶּרֶת צְרִיכָה מֶלַח אַף כָּל שֶׁמַּתִּיר צָרִיךְ מֶלַח וְיָבִיא דָּם שֶׁהוּא מַתִּיר? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר מֵעַל מִנְחָתֶךָ.

English: “From upon your minchah” — why is this said? One might think: just as a minchah that permits requires salt, so anything that permits requires salt, and one would bring blood which permits? The verse says “from upon your minchah.”

In the sugya: The restrictive phrase keeps the salt rule of this verse tied to the minchah itself.

Type of Learning

Miyut excluding blood — the salt commandment of this verse is not extended to blood.

What Is Learned

The salt commandment of this verse is tied to the minchah, not extended to blood. The phrase “from upon your minchah” prevents an over-extension that would require salting the blood as well.