Derasha 3 on Vayikra 9:22

TT #29 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 22

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַהֲרֹ֧ן אֶת־יָדָ֛ו אֶל־הָעָ֖ם וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֑ם וַיֵּ֗רֶד מֵעֲשֹׂ֧ת הַֽחַטָּ֛את וְהָעֹלָ֖ה וְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

English: “He blessed them”: this blessing is initially unspecified, until the Torah explains it with “May Hashem bless you and guard you” in Parshas Naso.

Source Citation

Jerusalem Talmud, Taanis 4:1.

Jerusalem Talmud, Taanis 4:1

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וַיְבָרְכֵם. בְּרָכָה זוֹ סְתוּמָה הִיא עַד שֶׁבָּא הַכָּתוּב וּפֵרְשָׁהּ, יְבָרֶכְךָ ה׳ וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ וגוֹ׳ (פ' נָשֹׂא) [ט״ז].

Gezeirah shavah

Gezeirah shavah — the unspecified blessing here is identified through the explicit priestly blessing in the Torah’s later passage.

What Is Learned

The blessing here is left undefined until Numbers 6 supplies the formulation of Birkat Kohanim.