Derasha 8 on Vayikra 4:7

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

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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 53a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 53a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 53a

שִׁפּוּךְ שְׁיָרִים מְעַכֵּב.

English: The pouring of the remainders is indispensable.

In the sugya: The final pouring of residual blood is treated as an essential element of the service rather than an optional cleanup.

Type of Learning

Indispensability of residual pouring — the pouring of the remainders is an essential part of the blood service and is not dispensable.

What Is Learned

The pouring of the remainders is an essential part of the blood service and is not dispensable. The Gemara establishes that the final act of pouring residual blood at the base is me’akev (indispensable). Omitting this step leaves the blood service of the High Priest’s chatas incomplete.

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