Derasha 6 on Vayikra 4:22

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 22 · Unit 6 of 8

The Complete Passuk

אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָשִׂ֖יא יֶחֱטָ֑א וְעָשָׂ֡ה אַחַ֣ת מִכׇּל־מִצְוֺת֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהָ֜יו אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂ֛ינָה בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה וְאָשֵֽׁם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Horayos 11a (unit 6; single primary locus per emergency Core plan).

E-Daf.com — Horayos 11a
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Horayos 11a

תַּנְיָא: יָכוֹל נְשִׂיא שֵׁבֶט? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״מִכׇּל מִצְוֺת ה׳ אֱלֹהָיו״, וּבְמֶלֶךְ הוּא אוֹמֵר ״לְמַעַן יִלְמַד לְיִרְאָה…״.

English: It was taught: Might this mean a tribal nasi? The verse says “of all the commandments of Hashem his God,” and of a king it says “so that he may learn to fear….”

In the sugya: The phrase “Hashem his God” is linked to the Torah’s description of the king, thereby restricting the nasi of this chapter to the monarch of all Israel.

Type of Learning

Nasi = king of all Israel — the nasi of this chapter is the king over all Israel, not a tribal chief.

What Is Learned

The special chatas of the nasi is limited to the king who rules over the entire nation. A tribal nasi or local leader does not bring this offering. The linguistic parallel to the king’s Torah in Deuteronomy supplies the restriction.

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