Vayikra 09:21 — EXTRA

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

The Complete Passuk

וְאֵת הֶֽחָז֧וֹת וְאֵ֛ת שׁ֥וֹק הַיָּמִ֖ין הֵנִ֣יף אַהֲרֹ֑ן תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 9 with Rashi

Source Citation

Sifra, Shemini, Mekhilta DeMiluim II 13

Wikisource — Sifra on Vayikra 9:21

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְאֵת הֶחָזוֹת וְאֵת שׁוֹק הַיָּמִין הֵנִיף אַהֲרֹן תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה – לְהַגִּיד גְּדֻלָּתוֹ שֶׁל אַהֲרֹן וְשֶׁל בָּנָיו, שֶׁבִּשְׁעָה קַלָּה לָמְדוּ שֶׁבַע עֲבוֹדוֹת: שְׁחִיטָה, וְקַבָּלָה, זְרִיקָה, וְהַזָּאָה, חִטּוּי, קְמִיצָה, וְהַקְטָרָה.

English: Aaron waved the breast and the right thigh as a wave offering, demonstrating how Aaron and his sons learned the sacrificial service.

Type of Learning

Functional analogy — The source interprets the verse through its wording and context.

What Is Learned

Sifra uses the waving of the breast and right thigh to emphasize the exceptional achievement of Aharon and his sons: in a short time they mastered seven sacrificial services.