Pinchas 28:3 · unit 1 — two a day — slaughtered at opposite northern corners

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 28:3

The Complete Passuk

וְאָמַרְתָּ לָהֶם זֶה הָאִשֶּׁה אֲשֶׁר תַּקְרִיבוּ לַה׳ כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה תְמִימִם שְׁנַיִם לַיּוֹם עֹלָה תָמִיד׃

And you shall say to them: This is the fire-offering that you shall present to Hashem: lambs a year old, without blemish, two a day, a continual burnt offering.

Chabad.org — 28:3

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Tamid 31b

Sefaria — Tamid 31b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שְׁנַיִם לַיּוֹם – כְּנֶגֶד הַיּוֹם, תָּמִיד שֶׁל שַׁחַר הָיָה נִשְׁחָט עַל קֶרֶן צְפוֹנִית מַעֲרָבִית וְשֶׁל בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם עַל קֶרֶן מִזְרָחִית צְפוֹנִית.

English: “Two a day” — corresponding to the day: the morning tamid was slaughtered at the northwest corner, and the afternoon one at the northeast corner.

Type of Learning

Spatial correspondence of the two daily lambs.

What Is Learned

Each lamb is aligned with a corner facing the day’s light path.