Derasha 4 on Vayikra 3:7

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 7 · Unit 4 of 4

The Complete Passuk

אִם־כֶּ֥שֶׂב הֽוּא־מַקְרִ֖יב אֶת־קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ וְהִקְרִ֤יב אֹתוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra) on 3:7.

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra) on 3:7
״וְהִקְרִיב אוֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה" — לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַסְּמִיכָה.

English: “And he shall bring it before Hashem” — to include the semichah.

In the midrash: The phrase “before Hashem” is read as a ribbuy that extends the requirement of laying hands to this stage of the procedure.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of semichah — the bringing before Hashem includes the requirement of laying hands.

What Is Learned

The bringing before Hashem includes the requirement of laying hands. The Sifra treats the language of presentation as encompassing the act of semichah that must accompany the offering. The result is that the owner’s leaning upon the animal is bound up with the formal presentation of the sheep before Hashem.