Derasha 4 on Vayikra 2:2
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 2
The Complete Passuk
וֶֽהֱבִיאָ֗הּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹן֮ הַכֹּהֲנִים֒ וְקָמַ֣ץ מִשָּׁם֩ מְלֹ֨א קֻמְצ֜וֹ מִסָּלְתָּ֣הּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֗הּ עַ֚ל כָּל־לְבֹ֣נָתָ֔הּ וְהִקְטִ֣יר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Menachos 27a (verified).
E-Daf — Menachos 27a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מְלֹא קֻמְצוֹ — הַקֹּמֶץ מְעוּטוֹ מְעַכֵּב אֶת רֻבּוֹ, מַאי טַעְמָא? דַּאֲמַר קְרָא מְלֹא קֻמְצוֹ תְּרֵי זִמְנֵי.
English: “His full handful” — the minority of the kometz holds up the majority of it. Why? Because the verse says “melo kumtzo” twice [here and in 5:12].
On the daf / in context: The mishnah lists compound mitzvos in which every part is essential. For kemitzah, the double phrasing of “full handful” teaches that even a small shortfall invalidates the whole kometz.
Type of Learning
Custom (repetition of the same phrase in two passukim → all parts essential).
What Is Learned
The entire kometz must be complete; missing even a little invalidates it.