Derasha 1 on Vayikra 4:5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 5 · Unit 1 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְלָקַ֛ח הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַמָּשִׁ֖יחַ מִדַּ֣ם הַפָּ֑ר וְהֵבִ֥יא אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, on 4:5 (ve-lakach — in a vessel).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, on 4:5 (ve-lakach — in a vessel)
״וְלָקַח" — בִּכְלִי, וְלֹא בַּיָּד.

English: “And he shall take” — in a vessel, and not by hand.

In the Sifra: The act of taking the blood is specified as reception into a vessel rather than by the hand alone.

Type of Learning

Blood reception requires a vessel — the blood of the chatas bull is received in a sacred vessel, not by hand alone.

What Is Learned

The blood of the chatas bull is received in a sacred vessel, not by hand alone. The Sifra’s reading of “and he shall take” establishes that the reception of the blood must occur in a kli sharet. Direct reception by the hand is excluded, ensuring that the blood enters the sacrificial process only through the proper vessel.