Derasha 22 on Bamidbar 4:07

Parashas Bamidbar · Passuk 4:07

The Complete Passuk

וְעַ֣ל ׀ שֻׁלְחַ֣ן הַפָּנִ֗ים יִפְרְשׂוּ֮ בֶּ֣גֶד תְּכֵ֒לֶת֒ וְנָתְנ֣וּ עָ֠לָ֠יו אֶת־הַקְּעָרֹ֤ת וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּת֙ וְאֶת־הַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔ת וְאֵ֖ת קְשׂ֣וֹת הַנָּ֑סֶךְ וְלֶ֥חֶם הַתָּמִ֖יד עָלָ֥יו יִהְיֶֽה׃

Over the table of display they shall spread a blue cloth; they shall place upon it the bowls, the ladles, the jars, and the libation jugs; and the regular bread shall rest upon it.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Menachos 96a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Menachos 96a
ולחם התמיד עליו יהיה — מכאן ללחם הפנים שאינו נפסל במסעות.

English: “And the continual bread shall be upon it” — from here [we learn] that the bread of the Presence is not invalidated by the journeys.

In context: Even when the camp travels and the Mishkan is dismantled, the lechem ha-panim retains its status.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal derive that the showbread is not disqualified by being moved during the desert travels.