Derasha 4 on Vayikra 4:6

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 6 · Unit 4 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
״וְהִזָּה" — וְלֹא יִזֶּה, שֶׁאִם הִזָּה וְלֹא טָבַל פָּסוּל.

English: “And he shall sprinkle” — and not merely sprinkle; if he sprinkled without dipping it is invalid.

In the sugya: The sequence of dipping followed by sprinkling is required; sprinkling without a prior valid dip is insufficient.

Type of Learning

Dip before sprinkle — each sprinkling must be preceded by a valid dipping of the finger.

What Is Learned

Each sprinkling must be preceded by a valid dipping of the finger. The Torah’s sequence of “and he shall dip… and he shall sprinkle” establishes that the haza’ah depends on a prior tevilah. An attempt to sprinkle without having dipped renders the application invalid for the High Priest’s chatas service.