Derasha 77 on Vayikra 10:16

TT #77 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 16

The Complete Passuk

וְאֵ֣ת שְׂעִ֣יר הַֽחַטָּ֗את דָּר֥שׁ דָּרַ֛שׁ משֶׁ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה שׂרָ֑ף וַ֠יִּקְצֹ֠ף עַל־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר וְעַל־אִֽיתָמָר֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַֽהֲרֹ֔ן הַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 10 with Rashi

English: “Sought, sought”: here is the midpoint of the words of the Torah.

Source Citation

Kiddushin 30a.

E-Daf.com — Kiddushin 30a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
דָּרֹשׁ דָּרַשׁ. כָּאן חֶצְיָן שֶׁל תֵּבוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה [מ״א].

Type of Learning

Textual observation — The Chazal derives the teaching from the wording, comparison, or narrative context of the verse.

What Is Learned

This Torah Temimah teaching derives a specific halakhic or interpretive point from the wording of Vayikra 10:16.