Derasha 5 on Vayikra 27:8

Unit 5 of 6

וְאִם־מָ֥ךְ הוּא֙ מֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְ אֹת֛וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן עַל־פִּ֣י אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּשִּׂ֣יג יַ֣ד הַנֹּדֵ֑ר יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
Core Text
“וְהֶעֱמִידוֹ לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֵן וְהֶעֱרִיךְ אֹתוֹ הַכֹּהֵן.”

English: He shall stand him before the kohen, and the kohen shall value him.

Type of Learning

Procedural derasha.

What Is Learned

Reduction requires formal standing before the kohen and the kohen’s valuation act.