Derasha 79 on Vayikra 10:16

TT #79 · 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: “And behold, it was burned”: which goat was burned is clarified by the later verse about the goat given to bear the iniquity of the congregation; this is the Rosh Chodesh goat.

Source Citation

Zevachim 101b.

E-Daf.com — Zevachim 101b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהִנֵּה שָׂרָף. אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזוֹ, כְּשֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר וְאֹתָהּ נָתַן לָכֶם לָשֵׂאת אֶת עֲוֹן הָעֵדָה לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם – הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר זֶה שְׂעִיר שֶׁל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ.

Type of Learning

Textual identification — 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.