Naso 6:16 · unit 1 — before Hashem

Parashas Naso

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְרִ֥יב הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְעָשָׂ֥ה אֶת־חַטָּאת֖וֹ וְאֶת־עֹלָתֽוֹ׃

The priest shall present these before GOD and offer the purgation offering and the burnt offering.

Chabad.org — 6:16

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Sotah / TT (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

לפני ה׳ — תניא, כל מקום שנאמר לפני ה׳ זה שער נקנור.

English: “Before Hashem” — it was taught: Wherever it says “before Hashem,” this is the Gate of Nikanor.

On the daf / in context: The nazir’s concluding rites are localized at the Nikanor Gate, the boundary between the Court of Women and the Court of Israel.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal identify “before Hashem” in this context with the Gate of Nikanor.