Derasha 1 on Acharei Mos 16:23

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:23

The Complete Passuk

וּבָ֤א אַֽהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וּפָשַׁט֙ אֶת־בִּגְדֵ֣י הַבָּ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָבַ֖שׁ בְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל־הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם שָֽׁם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yoma 32a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 32a
ובא אהרן אל אהל מועד — למה הוא בא? אינו בא אלא להוציא את הכף ואת המחתה, שכל הפרשה נאמרה על הסדר חוץ מפסוק זה.

English: “And Aharon shall come into the Tent of Meeting” — Why does he come? He comes only to remove the ladle and the fire-pan; for the entire parasha is stated in order except this verse.

Type of Learning

Order of the avodah (sequence) — the verse is out of narrative order to teach the purpose of this entry.

What Is Learned

Aharon’s return into the Tent of Meeting in the white garments is solely to remove the incense ladle and fire-pan; the Torah places the verse here for pedagogical reasons while the actual sequence of the day’s service is otherwise sequential.