Derasha 8 on Vayikra 2:13

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 13 · Unit 8 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 21a.

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 21a
״תַּקְרִיב מֶלַח״ — תַּקְרִיב מִכָּל מָקוֹם, אֲפִלּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת אֲפִלּוּ בְּטֻמְאָה.

English: “You shall offer salt” — offer it in any case, even on Shabbos, even in impurity.

In the sugya: The salting requirement continues even when other constraints of time or status apply.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of time and status for salt — salting proceeds even on Shabbos and in tumah.

What Is Learned

The salting of offerings proceeds even when Shabbos or tumah constraints apply to other acts. The Torah’s “you shall offer salt” is read as requiring the salt in every case in which the offering itself is brought.