Derasha 10 on Vayikra 4:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 3 · Unit 10 of 10

The Complete Passuk

אִ֣ם הַכֹּהֵ֧ן הַמָּשִׁ֛יחַ יֶחֱטָ֖א לְאַשְׁמַ֣ת הָעָ֑ם וְהִקְרִ֡יב עַ֣ל חַטָּאתוֹ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטָ֜א פַּ֣ר בֶּן־בָּקָ֥ר תָּמִ֛ים לַיהֹוָ֖ה לְחַטָּֽאת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kerisos 6b.

E-Daf.com — Kerisos 6b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Kerisos 6b

פַּר בֶּן בָּקָר — בֶּן שָׁלֹשׁ.

English: “A bull of the herd” — three years old.

In the sugya: The age of the animal required for the High Priest’s chatas bull is fixed by the term “par ben bakar.”

Type of Learning

Age of the High Priest’s bull — the chatas bull of the High Priest is three years old.

What Is Learned

The chatas bull of the High Priest is three years old. The designation “par ben bakar” is understood to require a three-year-old animal. This age requirement distinguishes the High Priest’s bull from other offerings whose age parameters differ and fixes the precise animal that fulfills the verse’s command.

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