Derasha 62 on Vayikra 10:09

TT #62 · 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: “A statute forever”: the phrase is compared with the same phrase concerning priests lacking their garments; just as that rule applies to every service, so the wine prohibition applies to every priestly service.

Source Citation

Zevachim 18a.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 18a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
חֻקַּת עוֹלָם. נֶאֱמַר כָּאן חֻקַּת עוֹלָם וְנֶאֱמַר בִּמְחוּסְרֵי בְגָדִים (פ' תְּצַוֶּה) חֻקַּת עוֹלָם, מַה הָתָם לֹא חִלַּקְתָּ בֵּין עֲבוֹדָה לַעֲבוֹדָה אַף כָּאן לֹא תְּחַלֵּק בֵּין עֲבוֹדָה לַעֲבוֹדָה

English: “A statute forever.” The same expression is used regarding priests who lack their garments: just as that rule applies without distinguishing between services, so the prohibition applies without distinguishing between services.

Gezeirah shavah

Gezeirah shavah — “a law forever” is compared with the corresponding phrase concerning priests without their proper garments, extending the rule to every priestly service.

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.