Derasha 61 on Vayikra 10:09

TT #61 · 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

English: “And you shall not die”: from this the Sages derive that one who enters the Temple service after drinking wine is liable to death.

Source Citation

Sanhedrin 83b.

E-Daf.com — Sanhedrin 83b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְלֹא תָמוּתוּ. מִכָּאן לִשְׁתוּיֵי יַיִן שֶׁהֵם בְּמִיתָה

English: “And you shall not die.” From this we learn that priests who drink wine and then perform the service are liable to death.

Type of Learning

Textual inference — “and you shall not die” is read as a positive consequence, establishing liability for entering after drinking.

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.