Derasha 3 on Vayikra 2:1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 1

The Complete Passuk

וְנֶ֗פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תַקְרִ֞יב קָרְבַּ֤ן מִנְחָה֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה סֹ֖לֶת יִהְיֶ֣ה קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ וְיָצַ֤ק עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְנָתַ֥ן עָלֶ֖יהָ לְבֹנָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim (Sifra).

Sefaria — Sifra / Toras Kohanim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְנֶפֶשׁ — לְרַבּוֹת כֹּהֵן מָשִׁיחַ שֶׁיָּבִיא מִנְחַת נְדָבָה.

English: “And a soul” — to include the anointed High Priest, that he may bring a freewill meal-offering.

On the daf / in context: Sifra expands nefesh so that even the Kohen Gadol may bring a voluntary mincha (his unique status does not bar him from this gift).

Type of Learning

R’ Eliezer #1 (ריבוי)nefesh includes the anointed priest.

What Is Learned

The High Priest may bring a voluntary mincha; the word “soul” is not limited to ordinary Israelites.