Derasha 1 on Tetzaveh 27:20

Parashas Tetzaveh · Passuk 27:20

The Complete Passuk

וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר תָּמִֽיד׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Menachos 86b (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 27:20
Sefaria — Menachos 86b
E-Daf — Menachos 86b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 86b
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״זָךְ״ — אֵין ״זָךְ״ אֶלָּא נָקִי; רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: ״כָּתִית״ — אֵין ״כָּתִית״ אֶלָּא כָּתוּשׁ. יָכוֹל יְהֵא זָךְ כָּתִית פָּסוּל לַמְּנָחוֹת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״וְעִשָּׂרוֹן סֹלֶת בָּלוּל בְּשֶׁמֶן כָּתִית״. אִם כֵּן מָה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״לַמָּאוֹר״? אֶלָּא מִפְּנֵי הַחִסָּכוֹן.

English: The Gemara explains the requirements for the olive oil: “pure” means clean, while Rabbi Judah understands “crushed” as referring to oil produced from crushed olives. The qualification “for the light” distinguishes the oil used for the menorah from oil used for meal-offerings, while the latter may use other oil.

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Halakhic and lexical exegesis of the menorah oil

What Is Learned

Chazal derive precise requirements for the oil of the menorah from the words “pure,” “crushed,” and “for the light.”