Derasha 2 on Vayikra 4:6

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 6 · Unit 2 of 11

The Complete Passuk

וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־אֶצְבָּע֖וֹ בַּדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־הַדָּ֜ם שֶׁ֤בַע פְּעָמִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י פָּרֹ֥כֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 93b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 93b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 93b
״אֶת אֶצְבָּעוֹ" — אֶצְבָּעוֹ וְלֹא אֶצְבַּע חֲבֵרוֹ.

English: “His finger” — his own finger, and not the finger of another.

In the sugya: The dipping must be performed with the kohen’s own finger; another person’s finger cannot substitute.

Type of Learning

Own finger required — the kohen must dip his own finger; the finger of another is invalid.

What Is Learned

The kohen must dip his own finger; the finger of another is invalid. The verse’s language “his finger” restricts the act of tevilah to the performing kohen’s own digit. Use of another person’s finger fails the requirement and cannot serve for the subsequent applications of blood.