Derasha 4 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 Yoma.
Sefaria — Yoma
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אַחַת לְמַעְלָה וְשֶׁבַע לְמַטָּה — כְּמַצְלִיף.
English: One above and seven below — like one who wields a whip [motion].
Type of Learning
Motion of the sprinklings
What Is Learned
The pattern of one upward and seven downward sprinklings is performed with a whipping motion.