Derasha 5 on Vayikra 4:7

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 7 · Unit 5 of 8

The Complete Passuk

וְנָתַן֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן מִן־הַדָּ֜ם עַל־קַרְנ֣וֹת מִזְבַּ֤ח קְטֹ֨רֶת֙ הַסַּמִּ֔ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וְאֵ֣ת ׀ כׇּל־דַּ֣ם הַפָּ֗ר יִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ אֶל־יְסוֹד֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הָעֹלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 51a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 51a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 51a
יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה — יְסוֹד דָּרוֹמִי.

English: “The base of the olah altar” — the southern base.

In the sugya: The precise location for pouring the residual blood is identified as the southern foundation of the outer altar.

Type of Learning

Southern base of the outer altar — the residual blood is poured at the southern foundation of the olah altar.

What Is Learned

The residual blood is poured at the southern foundation of the olah altar. The verse’s reference to the base of the olah altar is specified by the Gemara as the southern side. This locates the final disposal of the blood of the High Priest’s chatas at a defined point on the outer altar structure.