Derasha 16 on Vayikra 1:3

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3

The Complete Passuk

אִם־עֹלָ֤ה קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Menachot 5b.

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Core Text

Core Text
מן הבקר – להוציא את הטריפה

English: “From the herd” – to exclude a tereifah (an animal with a fatal defect).

Type of Learning

Restriction safeguarding physical fitness — every animal brought to the altar must meet the required standard of bodily perfection.

What Is Learned

Even though a tereifah is already forbidden for ordinary consumption, the Torah specially excludes it from the altar, teaching that offerings to Hashem must be whole and healthy in every respect.

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