Shelach 15:11 · unit 1 — for the one ox

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 11

The Complete Passuk

כָּ֣כָה יֵעָשֶׂ֗ה לַשּׁוֹר֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד א֥וֹ לָאַ֖יִל הָאֶחָ֑ד אֽוֹ־לַשֶּׂ֥ה בַכְּבָשִׂ֖ים א֥וֹ בָעִזִּֽים׃

Thus shall it be done for the one ox, or for the one ram, or for the lamb among the sheep, or among the goats.

Chabad.org — 15:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on לשור האחד: one measure for large or small cattle (Sifrei / Menachos).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מָה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר? לְפִי שֶׁמָּצִינוּ שֶׁחָלַק הַכָּתוּב בֵּין נִסְכֵּי אַיִל לְנִסְכֵּי כֶּבֶשׂ, יָכוֹל נְחַלֵּק בֵּין נִסְכֵּי פַּר לְנִסְכֵּי עֵגֶל? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״כָּכָה יֵעָשֶׂה לַשּׁוֹר הָאֶחָד״.

English: What does the verse teach? Since we find that Scripture distinguished between the nesachim of a ram and those of a lamb, might we distinguish between the nesachim of a bull and those of a calf? The verse says: “Thus shall it be done for the one ox.”

Type of Learning

Uniform nesachim within cattle age classes.

What Is Learned

Ox nesachim are the same whether the animal is a full bull or a young calf.