Derasha 6 on Vayikra 4:7

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 7 · Unit 6 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 51b.

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 51b
אֲשֶׁר פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד — לְרַבּוֹת שֶׁיְּהֵא הַיְסוֹד כְּנֶגֶד הַפֶּתַח.

English: “Which is at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting” — to include that the base should be opposite the entrance.

In the sugya: The location of the base is further specified in relation to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

Type of Learning

Base opposite the entrance — the foundation used for pouring residual blood is aligned opposite the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

What Is Learned

The foundation used for pouring residual blood is aligned opposite the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. The verse’s additional phrase “which is at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting” is read as orienting the relevant section of the altar base toward that entrance. This provides a precise spatial marker for the final act of the blood service.