Derasha 1 on Vayikra 3:2

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 2 · Unit 1 of 5

The Complete Passuk

וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדוֹ֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ וּשְׁחָט֕וֹ פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְזָרְק֡וּ בְּנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים אֶת־הַדָּ֛ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 2a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 2a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 2a
תְּלָת ״קָרְבָּנוֹ״ כְּתִיבֵי הָכָא — וְכֻלָּם בְּעִנְיַן סְמִיכָה.

English: Three times “his offering” is written here — and all of them concern semichah.

In the sugya: The repeated term “his offering” is taken as the source for multiple rulings about laying hands on the shelamim.

Type of Learning

Multiple “korbono” for semichah teaching — the three occurrences of “his offering” in the shelamim section each elaborate an aspect of the semichah requirement.

What Is Learned

The three occurrences of “his offering” in the shelamim section are each linked to aspects of the semichah requirement. The Gemara reads the repetitions as deliberate, so that each instance can teach a distinct detail of the law of laying hands. This yields a cluster of rulings that together define when and how the owner must lean upon the animal before its slaughter.