Derasha 3 on Acharei Mos 16:14
Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:14
The Complete Passuk
וְלָקַח֙ מִדַּ֣ם הַפָּ֔ר וְהִזָּ֧ה בְאֶצְבָּע֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת קֵ֑דְמָה וְלִפְנֵ֣י הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת יַזֶּ֧ה שֶֽׁבַע־פְּעָמִ֛ים מִן־הַדָּ֖ם בְּאֶצְבָּעֽוֹ׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ — וְלֹא בִּכְלִי.
English: “With his finger” — and not with a vessel.
Type of Learning
Finger, not vessel
What Is Learned
The sprinklings toward the kapores are done with the finger, not poured from a vessel.