Derasha 4 on Acharei Mos 17:09

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 17:09

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ לֹ֣א יְבִיאֶ֔נּוּ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֹת֖וֹ לַיהֹוָ֑ה וְנִכְרַ֛ת הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא מֵעַמָּֽיו׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Zevachim 108a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 108a
לעשות אותו לה' — לה' ולא המעלה להדיוט.

English: “To make it for Hashem” — liability is for one who offers to Heaven, not for one who offers to a human being.

Type of Learning

Destination of the offering

What Is Learned

The prohibition targets offerings directed to God performed in the wrong place, not ordinary gifts to people.