Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:9

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 9

The Complete Passuk

וְקִרְבּ֥וֹ וּכְרָעָ֖יו יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְהִקְטִ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת־הַכֹּל֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עֹלָ֣ה הִ֔יא אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ־נִיח֖וֹחַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima and classical sources on washing the innards and legs, and the complete burning of the olah (verified pattern).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — from the passuk
וְקִרְבּוֹ וּכְרָעָיו יִרְחַץ בַּמָּיִם וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַכֹּל הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עֹלָה הִיא אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ־נִיחוֹחַ לַיהֹוָה.

English: Its innards and its legs he shall wash with water, and the kohen shall cause the whole to go up in smoke on the altar; it is an olah, a fire-offering of pleasing aroma to Hashem.

Type of Learning

Custom (procedural detail of the olah) — washing precedes the final burning; the entire animal (as arranged) is burned as the olah.

What Is Learned

The innards and legs are washed before the final arrangement and burning. The kohen burns the whole upon the altar; the offering is identified as an olah and as a fire-offering of pleasing aroma.