Derasha 10 on Vayikra 4:6

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 6 · Unit 10 of 11

The Complete Passuk

וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־אֶצְבָּע֖וֹ בַּדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֞ה מִן־הַדָּ֣ם ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֗ים לִפְנֵ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י פָּרֹ֔כֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 41b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 41b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 41b
פָּרֹכֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ — לְיַחֵד.

English: “The parochet of the holy” — to distinguish.

In the sugya: The unique phrasing “parochet ha-kodesh” is noted as a marker that differentiates the High Priest’s bull from the communal chatas.

Type of Learning

Distinct wording for the High Priest’s bull — the phrase “parochet ha-kodesh” is unique to the High Priest’s bull, marking a difference from the communal chatas.

What Is Learned

The phrase “parochet ha-kodesh” is unique to the High Priest’s bull, marking a difference from the communal chatas. The Gemara treats the distinctive language as intentional, establishing that the blood applications of the anointed kohen’s offering have their own formal identity even while sharing the same physical locus of the veil.