Vayikra 09:18 — EXTRA

Extra · Additional classical source for a Torah Temimah-silent passuk

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּשְׁחַ֤ט אֶת־הַשּׁוֹר֙ וְאֶת־הָאַ֔יִל זֶ֥בַֽח הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָעָ֑ם וַ֠יַּמְצִ֠אוּ בְּנֵ֨י אַֽהֲרֹ֤ן אֶת־הַדָּם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּזְרְקֵ֥הוּ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ סָבִֽיב:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 9 with Rashi

Source Citation

Sifra, Shemini, Mekhilta DeMiluim II 13

Wikisource — Sifra on Vayikra 9:18

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וישחט את השור ואת האיל זבח השלמים אשר לעם – מכאן למדו שלמים לצבור.

English: The phrase “the bull and the ram, a peace offering for the people” teaches that peace offerings can be brought on behalf of the community.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation — The source interprets the verse through its wording and context.

What Is Learned

Sifra derives from this verse the institution of communal peace-offerings; the same passage then highlights Aharon and his sons mastering seven sacrificial services in a short time.