Derasha 4 on Vayikra 1:14

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 14

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם֩ מִן־הָע֨וֹף עֹלָ֥ה קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ לַיהֹוָ֑ה וְהִקְרִ֣יב מִן־הַתֹּרִ֗ים א֤וֹ מִן־בְּנֵי֙ הַיּוֹנָ֔ה אֶת־קָרְבָּנֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Chullin 23a (verified; min excludes birds that were sodomized or worshipped).

E-Daf — Tsurras Hadaf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִן הַתֹּרִים — מִן, לְמַעֵט הַנִּרְבָּע וְהַנֶּעֱבָד.

English: “From the turtledoves” — “from” excludes [a bird that was] sodomized or worshipped.

Type of Learning

R’ Eliezer #2 (מיעוט)min limits the pool of acceptable birds.

What Is Learned

A turtledove or pigeon that was the object of bestiality or idolatrous worship is unfit.