Derasha 1 on Vayikra 4:21

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 21 · Unit 1 of 2

The Complete Passuk

וְהוֹצִ֣יא אֶת־הַפָּ֗ר אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׂרַ֣ף אֹת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ שָׂרַ֣ף אֵ֣ת הַפָּ֣ר הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן חַטַּ֥את הַקָּהָ֖ל הֽוּא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Horayos 13a (unit 1; single primary locus per emergency Core plan).

E-Daf.com — Horayos 13a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Horayos 13a
״אֶת הַפָּר הָרִאשׁוֹן״ — מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״הָרִאשׁוֹן״? שֶׁיְּהֵא רִאשׁוֹן לְפַר הָעֵדָה.

English: “The first bull” — why say “the first”? That it should be first relative to the congregation’s bull.

In the sugya: The word “ha-rishon” is interpreted as establishing priority of the High Priest’s bull over the communal bull when both are present.

Type of Learning

Priority of mashiach bull over communal — when both the High Priest’s bull and the communal bull stand ready, the High Priest’s is offered first.

What Is Learned

If the anointed kohen’s bull and the congregation’s bull are both ready for service, the High Priest’s bull is processed first. The verse’s designation of “the first bull” supplies this order of precedence between the two offerings.