Derasha 60 on Vayikra 10:09

TT #60 · 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

Bava Metzia 90b.

E-Daf.com — Bava Metzia 90b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּבֹאֲכֶם. בִּשְׁעַת בִּיאָה לֹא תְהֵא שִׁכְרוּת

English: “When you enter.” The prohibition concerns the state of intoxication at the time of entering for service; drinking earlier is likewise prohibited if the person remains intoxicated when he enters.

Type of Learning

Contextual interpretation — 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.