Derasha 1 on Vayikra 4:26

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 26 · Unit 1 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶת־כׇּל־חֶלְבּוֹ֙ יַקְטִ֣יר הַמִּזְבֵּחָ֔ה כְּחֵ֖לֶב זֶ֣בַח הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים וְכִפֶּ֨ר עָלָ֧יו הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מֵחַטָּאת֖וֹ וְנִסְלַ֥ח לֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, on 4:26 (ke-chelev of the shelamim) (unit 1; single primary locus per emergency Core plan).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim, Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim (Sifra), Vayikra Dibbura DeChovah, on 4:26 (ke-chelev of the shelamim)
״כְּחֵלֶב זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים״ — מַה תַּמָּן חֵלֶב תּוֹתָב קְרוּם וְנִקְלָף וּשְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיוֹת וְיוֹתֶרֶת אַף הָכָא כֵּן.

English: “Like the fat of the shelamim sacrifice” — just as there: the fat covering, membrane and peelable layer, the two kidneys and the lobe, so here.

In the midrash: The comparison to the shelamim supplies the exact list of emurim that must be burned from the nasi’s goat.

Type of Learning

Parallel of shelamim emurim for nasi chatas — the nasi’s goat emurim follow the same list as the shelamim.

What Is Learned

The parts of the nasi’s chatas that are burned on the altar are identical to those of a shelamim: the fat covering the innards, the membrane that can be peeled, the two kidneys with their fat, and the lobe of the liver. The verse’s cross-reference makes the shelamim the model for the emurim of this offering.