Derasha 4 on Vayikra 4:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 3 · Unit 4 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 Horayos 9a.

E-Daf.com — Horayos 9a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Horayos 9a
אֵין חַיָּבִין אֶלָּא עַל דָּבָר שֶׁזְּדוֹנוֹ כָּרֵת וְשִׁגְגָתוֹ חַטָּאת.

English: They are liable only for a matter whose intentional violation is kares and whose inadvertent is chatas.

In the sugya: The conditions for the High Priest’s bull parallel those of the communal chatas; both are limited to the same class of prohibitions.

Type of Learning

Parallel to communal chatas conditions — the High Priest’s bull, like the community’s, is brought only for kares-level prohibitions.

What Is Learned

The High Priest’s bull, like the community’s, is brought only for kares-level prohibitions. Liability for this special chatas arises solely for a matter whose intentional transgression incurs kares and whose inadvertent transgression incurs an ordinary chatas. The verse’s framework is thereby aligned with the broader system of kares-level sins that trigger the chatas offerings of this chapter.