Pinchas 28:2 · unit 6 — tamid is offered even on Shabbos and even in tumah

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 77a

Sefaria — Pesachim 77a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ – בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת, בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּטֻמְאָה.

English: “In its appointed time” — in its appointed time even on Shabbos; in its appointed time even in a state of tumah.

Type of Learning

Precedence of the tamid over Shabbos and impurity constraints.

What Is Learned

The continual offering overrides ordinary Shabbos and tumah restrictions.