Derasha 1 on Acharei Mos 17:04

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 17:04

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ לֹ֣א הֱבִיא֔וֹ לְהַקְרִ֥יב קָרְבָּ֖ן לַיהֹוָ֑ה לִפְנֵי֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֔ה דָּ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֞ב לָאִ֤ישׁ הַהוּא֙ דָּ֣ם שָׁפָ֔ךְ וְנִכְרַ֥ת הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמּֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Zevachim 115a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 115a
ואל פתח אהל מועד — מלמד שכל שאינו ראוי לפתח אהל מועד אין חייבין עליו משום שחוטי חוץ.

English: “And to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting he did not bring it” — only an animal fit to be brought to the entrance incurs liability for slaughter outside.

Type of Learning

Fitness requirement for liability

What Is Learned

Animals that could never validly reach the entrance (e.g. certain temporary disqualifications) do not generate the karet of shechutei chutz; the verse then expands with “ox or sheep or goat” to re-include many of them.