Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:8

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 8

The Complete Passuk

וְעָרְכ֗וּ בְּנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים אֵ֚ת הַנְּתָחִ֔ים אֶת־הָרֹ֖אשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑דֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima and classical sources on the arrangement of the pieces, the head, and the fat (verified pattern for this passuk).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — from the passuk
וְעָרְכוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֵת הַנְּתָחִים אֶת־הָרֹאשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּדֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ.

English: The sons of Aharon the kohanim shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat upon the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.

Type of Learning

Custom (order and assignment of arrangement) — the kohanim arrange the limbs, head, and suet on the prepared wood and fire.

What Is Learned

After flaying and cutting, the pieces (including head and fat) are arranged by the kohanim on the wood that already rests on the fire on the altar.