Derasha 59 on Vayikra 10:09

TT #59 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 9

The Complete Passuk

יַ֣יִן וְשֵׁכָ֞ר אַל־תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ אַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֣יךָ אִתָּ֗ךְ בְּבֹֽאֲכֶ֛ם אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד וְלֹ֣א תָמֻ֑תוּ חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 10 with Rashi

Source Citation

Sifra (Toras Kohanim), Shemini, Section 1.

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini, Section 1

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אתה ובניך אתך. מהו אתך – בדומין לך, מה אתה כשר אף בניך כשרים, יצאו חללים ובעלי מומין

English: “You and your sons with you.” The word “with you” teaches that the sons must be fit for the priestly service like Aharon, excluding disqualified priests and those with disqualifying defects.

Type of Learning

Textual inclusion — the teaching is derived from the wording or structure of the verse.

What Is Learned

This Torah Temimah note derives a practical or interpretive teaching from the wording of Vayikra 10:09, connecting the verse to the cited rabbinic source.