Derasha 2 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
עַל כַּף הַכֹּהֵן — מִצְוָה שֶׁיִּצֹק לְתוֹךְ כַּפּוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ, וְאִם יָצַק לְתוֹךְ כַּף עַצְמוֹ יָצָא.

English: “Onto the palm of the kohen” — it is a mitzvah that he pour into the palm of his fellow [kohen]; yet if he poured into his own palm he has still fulfilled the obligation.

Type of Learning

Preferred vs. valid procedure

What Is Learned

Chazal prefer that one kohen pour into the palm of another, but pouring into one’s own palm is also valid.