Derasha 4 on Acharei Mos 16:16

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:16

The Complete Passuk

וְכִפֶּ֣ר עַל־הַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ מִטֻּמְאֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם לְכׇל־חַטֹּאתָ֑ם וְכֵ֤ן יַעֲשֶׂה֙ לְאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד הַשֹּׁכֵ֣ן אִתָּ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ טֻמְאֹתָֽם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד — כְּשֵׁם שֶׁמְּכַפֵּר עַל הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִן הַכָּתוּב בּוֹ, כָּךְ מְכַפֵּר עַל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד.

English: “And so shall he do for the Tent of Meeting” — just as he atones for the Kodesh from what is written regarding it, so he atones for the Ohel Moed.

Type of Learning

Parallel for the Heichal

What Is Learned

The same blood pattern that cleanses the Kodesh HaKodashim is applied to the Ohel Moed.