Derasha on Ki Sisa 30:32

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 30:32

The Complete Passuk

עַל־בְּשַׂר אָדָם לֹא יִיסָךְ וּבְמַתְכֻּנְתּוֹ לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ כָּמֹהוּ קֹדֶשׁ הוּא קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם׃

Chabad.org — English + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kerisus 5b (verified).

Sefaria — Kerisus 5b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Kerisus 5b
וּבְמַתְכֻּנְתּוֹ לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ כָּמֹהוּ — שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲשֶׂה כְּמַתְכֹּנֶת שֶׁלָּהּ.

English: “And in its proportions you shall not make any like it” — that one may not make [oil] according to its proportions.

Type of Learning

Derash on the prohibition of replicating the anointing-oil formula.

What Is Learned

It is forbidden to compound oil in the exact proportions of the sacred anointing oil.