Derasha 9 on Vayikra 4:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 3 · Unit 9 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 7a.

E-Daf.com — Horayos 7a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Horayos 7a
הוֹרָה עִם הַצִּבּוּר וְעָשָׂה עִם הַצִּבּוּר — יָכוֹל יָבִיא פַּר לְעַצְמוֹ? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״וְהִקְרִיב עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא״ — חָטָא בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ.

English: If he ruled with the community and acted with the community — might he bring a bull for himself? The verse says “for his sin that he has sinned” — a sin by himself.

In the sugya: When the High Priest’s ruling and act are joined to those of the community, the verse’s requirement of a personal sin prevents a separate personal bull.

Type of Learning

No separate bull when joined to community — when the High Priest sins together with the community under a shared ruling, he does not bring a separate bull.

What Is Learned

When the High Priest sins together with the community under a shared ruling, he does not bring a separate bull. The verse’s emphasis on “his sin that he has sinned” is taken to require an independent personal sin. When the High Priest’s error is absorbed into the communal error, the communal offering covers the situation and no additional personal bull is brought.