Derasha 3 on Vayikra 27:8
Parashas Bechukosai · erechin · Passuk 8 · Unit 3
וְאִם־מָ֥ךְ הוּא֙ מֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְ אֹת֛וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן עַל־פִּ֣י אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּשִּׂ֣יג יַ֣ד הַנֹּדֵ֑ר יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
Source Citation
Torah Temimah cites Shmuel: ten mentions of “kohen” set court sizes for valuations.
Core Text
הַהֶקְדֵּשׁוֹת שָׁמִין בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה, הָעֶרְכִּין הַמִּטַּלְטְלִין בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה, וְהַקַּרְקָעוֹת בְּתִשְׁעָה וְכֹהֵן, וְאָדָם כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶם. אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: עֲשָׂרָה כֹּהֲנִים כְּתוּבִים בַּפָּרָשָׁה.
English: Movables by three; land by nine and a kohen; a person likewise. Shmuel: ten times “kohen” is written in the chapter.
Type of Learning
Court-size derasha from repeated “kohen.”
What Is Learned
Multiple appearances of “kohen” establish required numbers of appraisers for different categories.