Vayikra 10:5 — EXTRA

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

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרְב֗וּ וַיִּשָּׂאֻם֙ בְּכֻתֳּנֹתָ֔ם אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַמַּֽחֲנֶ֑ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר משֶֽׁה:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 10 with Rashi

Source Citation

Rashi on Leviticus 10:5:1.

Sefaria — Rashi on Vayikra 10:5

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בכתנתם. שֶׁל מֵתִים; מְלַמֵּד שֶׁלֹּא נִשְׂרְפוּ בִגְדֵיהֶם אֶלָּא נִשְׁמָתָם, כְּמִין שְׁנֵי חוּטִין שֶׁל אֵשׁ נִכְנְסוּ לְתוֹךְ חָטְמֵיהֶם (ספרא):

English: Rashi teaches that the garments were not burned; the fire entered their nostrils and consumed their souls.

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

Rashi explains that the priests carried Nadav and Avihu in the garments of the dead because their clothing had not been burned. The fatal fire entered inwardly, like two threads of fire entering their nostrils, while the garments remained intact.