Derasha 9 on Metzora 14:21

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:21

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־דַּ֣ל ה֗וּא וְאֵ֣ין יָדוֹ֮ מַשֶּׂ֒גֶת֒ וְ֠לָקַ֠ח כֶּ֣בֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד אָשָׁ֛ם לִתְנוּפָ֖ה לְכַפֵּ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וְעִשָּׂר֨וֹן סֹ֜לֶת אֶחָ֨ד בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן לְמִנְחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥ג שָֽׁמֶן׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Menachos 89a (verified on the daf).

E-Daf.com — Tsurras Hadaf (size=3)
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF of the daf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

לַמִּנְחָה וְלֹג שֶׁמֶן — מִבְּעֵי לֵיהּ לְמִתְנַדֵּב מִנְחָה שֶׁלֹּא יִפְחֹת מִדָּבָר הַטָּעוּן לֹג, וּמַאי נִיהוּ? עִשָּׂרוֹן.

English: “For a minchah and a log of oil” — this is needed for one who voluntarily offers a minchah, that he not bring less than the amount that requires a log, which is an isaron.

Type of Learning

Minimum for a free-will minchah

What Is Learned

Chazal set the minimum quantity for a free-will minchah at one isaron, the amount that is accompanied by a log of oil.

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