Pinchas 28:2 · unit 3 — tamid requires four days of inspection like the Pesach

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 28:2

The Complete Passuk

צַו אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אֶת־קָרְבָּנִי לַחְמִי לְאִשַּׁי רֵיחַ נִיחֹחִי תִּשְׁמְרוּ לְהַקְרִיב לִי בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ׃

Command the children of Yisrael and say to them: My offering, My food for My fire-offerings, My pleasing aroma, you shall take care to present to Me in its appointed time.

Chabad.org — 28:2

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Pesachim 96a

Sefaria — Pesachim 96a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, בֶּן בַּג בַּג אוֹמֵר, מִנַּיִן לַתָּמִיד שֶׁטָּעוּן בִּקּוּר אַרְבָּעָה יָמִים קֹדֶם שְׁחִיטָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר תִּשְׁמְרוּ לְהַקְרִיב לִי בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ וּבַפֶּסַח הוּא אוֹמֵר וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת.

English: It was taught: Ben Bag Bag says, from where do we know that the tamid requires inspection four days before slaughter? As it is said “you shall take care to present to Me in its appointed time,” and regarding Pesach it says “it shall be for you a watch.”

Type of Learning

Gezeirah shavah of mishmeret.

What Is Learned

The continual offering shares the four-day examination requirement of the Pesach.