Shelach 15:3 · unit 3 — why state olah
Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 3
The Complete Passuk
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם אִשֶּׁ֤ה לַֽיהֹוָה֙ עֹלָ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔בַח לְפַלֵּא־נֶ֙דֶר֙ א֣וֹ בִנְדָבָ֔ה א֖וֹ בְּמֹעֲדֵיכֶ֑ם לַעֲשׂ֞וֹת רֵ֤יחַ נִיחֹ֙חַ֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה מִן־הַבָּקָ֖ר א֥וֹ מִן־הַצֹּֽאן׃
And you shall make a fire-offering to Hashem, a burnt offering or a sacrifice…
Chabad.org — 15:3
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Menachos 91a — why write olah if vow/freewill already appear.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְלִכְתּוֹב רַחֲמָנָא לְפַלֵּא נֶדֶר אוֹ בִנְדָבָה וְלָא בָּעֵי עֹלָה.
English: Let the Merciful One write “to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering” and not need “burnt offering.”
Type of Learning
Necessity of each term in the verse.
What Is Learned
“Olah” is required so the derashah is not left only on the vow language.