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Derasha 1 on Vayikra 6:6

Parasha Tzav · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 6:6 · (filled former SKIP)
Complete Passuk
אֵ֗שׁ תָּמִ֛יד תּוּקַ֥ד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה׃

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Source Citation

Torath Kohanim / Yoma material already linked by TT under the continuous-fire verses (reinforced here).

Core Text

אש תמיד תוקד על המזבח לא תכבה — מצוה שתהא האש דולקת תמיד, ואפילו בשבת ואפילו בטומאה.

“A continuous fire shall burn upon the altar; it shall not go out” — it is a mitzvah that the fire burn continuously, even on Shabbat and even in a state of impurity.

On the daf / in context
The short verse restates and intensifies the continuous-fire requirement already derived from the preceding verses. The classical sources emphasize that the fire is never extinguished, neither for Shabbat nor because of tumah.
Type of Learning

Custom — reinforcement of the perpetual-fire commandment.

What Is Learned

The altar fire must burn without interruption at all times.