Derasha 9 on Vayikra 2:13

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

The Complete Passuk

וְכׇל־קׇרְבַּ֣ן מִנְחָתְךָ֮ בַּמֶּ֣לַח תִּמְלָח֒ וְלֹ֣א תַשְׁבִּ֗ית מֶ֚לַח בְּרִ֣ית אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מֵעַ֖ל מִנְחָתֶ֑ךָ עַל כׇּל־קׇרְבָּנְךָ֖ תַּקְרִ֥יב מֶֽלַח׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 21a — salting overrides Shabbat and tumah constraints of the offering itself.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 21a

Core Text of Chazal

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

English: “You shall present salt” — present in any case, even on Shabbat, even in a state of tumah.

In the sugya: When a public offering is brought under special conditions, its salting is performed with it.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of takriv — salting is integral to the korban and overrides the usual constraints.

What Is Learned

When a public offering is brought on Shabbat or under tumah, its salting is performed with it. One does not omit salt because of those conditions; the Torah’s command treats the salt as part of the offering that proceeds in every case.