Derasha 1 on Acharei Mos 17:10

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 17:10

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמִן־הַגֵּר֙ הַגָּ֣ר בְּתוֹכָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאכַ֖ל כָּל־דָּ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֣י פָנַ֗י בַּנֶּ֤פֶשׁ הָאֹכֶ֙לֶת֙ אֶת־הַדָּ֔ם וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹתָ֖הּ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Toras Kohanim
ונתתי פני — פונה אני מכל עסקי ועוסק בה.

English: “I will set My face” — I turn from all My other concerns and occupy Myself with this (the eater of blood).

Type of Learning

Intensity of the divine response

What Is Learned

The language “I will set My face” conveys exclusive, focused attention on the one who consumes blood.