Derasha 4 on Vayikra 4:5

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 5 · Unit 4 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 Zevachim 25b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 25b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 25b
קִבֵּל בִּשְׂמֹאלוֹ — פָּסוּל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְלָקַח" — בַּיָּמִין.

English: If he received with his left hand — it is invalid, as it is said “and he shall take” — with the right hand.

In the sugya: The act of taking/receiving the blood is required to be performed with the right hand.

Type of Learning

Right-hand requirement for kabbalah — reception of the blood must be performed with the right hand; left-hand reception is invalid.

What Is Learned

Reception of the blood must be performed with the right hand; left-hand reception is invalid. The verb “and he shall take” is understood to require the right hand for the kabbalah of the blood of the High Priest’s bull. Reception performed with the left hand fails to fulfill the required act and renders the blood invalid for the subsequent service.