Derasha 47 on Tetzaveh 29:12

Parashas Tetzaveh · Passuk 29:12

The Complete Passuk

וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ מִדַּ֣ם הַפָּ֔ר וְנָתַתָּ֛ה עַל־קַרְנֹ֥ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ בְּאֶצְבָּעֶ֑ךָ וְאֶת־כׇּל־הַדָּ֣ם תִּשְׁפֹּ֔ךְ אֶל־יְס֖וֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 62a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 29:12
Sefaria — Zevachim 62a
E-Daf — Zevachim 62a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 62a
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מְעַכְּבִין. מְנָא הָנֵי מִילֵּי? אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: דְּאָמַר קְרָא ״קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״, וְכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ — מְעַכֵּב.

English: A baraita teaches that the horns of the altar are indispensable. Rav Huna derives this from the wording “the altar”: wherever Scripture says “the altar” in this context, the complete prescribed form is required.

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

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned

The altar’s horns are not merely decorative; their presence is an indispensable part of the valid altar.