Derasha 6 on Vayikra 4:6

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 6 · Unit 6 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
"לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה" — כְּנֶגֶד הַפָּרֹכֶת, וְלֹא עַל הַפָּרֹכֶת עַצְמָהּ.

English: “Before Hashem” — opposite the parochet, and not upon the parochet itself.

In the sugya: The location of the sprinkling is fixed as opposite the curtain rather than onto its surface.

Type of Learning

Opposite the parochet — the seven sprinklings are performed opposite the parochet, not onto the curtain itself.

What Is Learned

The seven sprinklings are performed opposite the parochet, not onto the curtain itself. The phrase “before Hashem” is understood to designate the space facing the parochet. Direct application onto the fabric of the curtain is not the required act for the High Priest’s chatas blood.