Derasha 1 on Vayikra 9:16

TT #18 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 1

The Complete Passuk

וַיַּקְרֵ֖ב אֶת־הָעֹלָ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הָ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 9 with Rashi

Source Citation

Beitzah 20a.

E-Daf.com — Beitzah 20a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וַיַּעֲשֶׂה כַמִּשְׁפָּט. כְּמִשְׁפַּט עוֹלַת נְדָבָה, לָמַד עַל עוֹלַת חוֹבָה שֶׁטְּעוּנָה סְמִיכָה [ז]. (בֵּיצָה כ' א').

English: “And he did it according to the rule.” This means according to the rule for a voluntary burnt offering, teaching that an obligatory burnt offering requires semikhah.

Type of Learning

Analogy — the wording of the passuk is used to derive the stated teaching.

What Is Learned

The phrase “according to the rule” connects this obligatory burnt offering to the procedures of a voluntary burnt offering, including semikhah.