Derasha 1 on Vayikra 4:24

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 24 · Unit 1 of 6

The Complete Passuk

וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדוֹ֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׂעִ֔יר וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֹת֔וֹ בִּמְק֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה חַטָּ֖את הֽוּא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 92b (unit 1; single primary locus per emergency Core plan).

E-Daf.com — Menachos 92b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 92b
״עַל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׂעִיר״ — מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״הַשָּׂעִיר״? לְרַבּוֹת שְׂעִיר נַחְשׁוֹן לִסְמִיכָה.

English: “On the head of the goat” — why say “the goat”? To include Nachshon’s goat for semichah.

In the sugya: The definite article on “the goat” is read as a ribbuy that brings the chatas goats of the tribal princes (exemplified by Nachshon) under the same semichah requirement.

Type of Learning

Ribbuy of tribal-prince goats for semichah — even a tribal nasi’s chatas goat requires semichah.

What Is Learned

The verse’s wording includes the goats offered by the nesi’im of the tribes. Semichah is therefore required not only for the ordinary individual’s chatas and the king’s goat, but also for the special chatas of a tribal prince. The ribbuy prevents any exclusion of those offerings from the leaning requirement.