Derasha 5 on Vayikra 4:6

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 6 · Unit 5 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
שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים — וְלֹא שֵׁשׁ, וְלֹא שְׁמוֹנֶה.

English: Seven times — and not six, and not eight.

In the sugya: The number of sprinklings is fixed at exactly seven; deviation invalidates.

Type of Learning

Exact count of seven — the blood must be sprinkled exactly seven times before the parochet.

What Is Learned

The blood must be sprinkled exactly seven times before the parochet. The Torah’s specification of “seven times” is taken as a precise requirement. Performing six or eight applications fails to fulfill the mandated count and renders the service incomplete for the High Priest’s chatas.