Derasha 7 on Vayikra 4:12

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 12 · Unit 7 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְהוֹצִ֣יא אֶת־כׇּל־הַפָּ֗ר אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה אֶל־מָק֣וֹם טָה֔וֹר אֶל־שֶׁ֖פֶךְ הַדֶּ֑שֶׁן וְשָׂרַ֤ף אֹתוֹ֙ עַל־עֵצִ֔ים בָּאֵ֑שׁ עַל־שֶׁ֥פֶךְ הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן יִשָּׂרֵֽף׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Pesachim 75a (unit 7; single primary locus per emergency Core plan).

E-Daf.com — Pesachim 75a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 75a
״יִשָּׂרֵף״ — שֶׁיִּשָּׂרֵף אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין שָׁם דֶּשֶׁן וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִצִּית הָאוּר בְּרֻבּוֹ.

English: “It shall be burned” — that it be burned even if there is no ash there and even if the fire has already taken hold of most of it.

In the sugya: The imperfect “yisaref” is read as a continuous obligation: the burning process is completed regardless of whether ash was already present and regardless of how far the fire has progressed.

Type of Learning

Burning continues regardless of ash or partial ignition — once started, the burning is completed even without prior ash and even after most of the animal has caught fire.

What Is Learned

The command to burn is not frustrated by the absence of prior deshen or by the fire’s early success. Even if the site lacks ash and even if the majority of the carcass has already ignited, the remaining portions must still be brought to complete combustion. The verse’s language sustains the duty through every stage of the process.