Derasha 2 on Vayikra 2:14

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 14 · Unit 2 of 9

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־תַּקְרִ֛יב מִנְחַ֥ת בִּכּוּרִ֖ים לַיהֹוָ֑ה אָבִ֞יב קָל֤וּי בָּאֵשׁ֙ גֶּ֣רֶשׂ כַּרְמֶ֔ל תַּקְרִ֕יב אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֥ת בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 61b.

E-Daf.com — Menachos 61b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 61b
״וְאִם תַּקְרִיב מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים״ — בְּמִנְחַת הָעֹמֶר הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר.

English: “And if you bring a minchah of first-fruits” — the verse speaks of the omer minchah.

In the sugya: The first-fruits minchah of this verse is identified with the omer offering of the sixteenth of Nisan.

Type of Learning

Identification of bikkurim minchah with the omer — the verse speaks of the omer.

What Is Learned

This verse’s first-fruits minchah is the omer offering. The Torah’s language is understood as referring specifically to the barley offering brought on the second day of Pesach.