Derasha 1 on Metzora 14:15

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:15

The Complete Passuk

וְלָקַ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן מִלֹּ֣ג הַשָּׁ֑מֶן וְיָצַ֛ק עַל־כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Negaim 14:10.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִלֹּג הַשֶּׁמֶן וְיָצַק — חָסֵר הַלֹּג עַד שֶׁלֹּא יָצַק יְמַלְּאֶנּוּ, מִשֶּׁיָּצַק — יָבִיא אַחֵר תְּחִלָּה.

English: “From the log of oil and he shall pour” — if the log is lacking before he has poured, he may refill it; once he has poured, he must bring another [log] from the beginning.

Type of Learning

Deficiency of the log

What Is Learned

Chazal distinguish between a deficiency discovered before the pouring (which may be corrected) and one discovered afterward (which requires a new log).