Pinchas 28:4 · unit 4 — afternoon tamid from when the shadows begin to lengthen

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 28:4

The Complete Passuk

אֶת־הַכֶּבֶשׂ אֶחָד תַּעֲשֶׂה בַבֹּקֶר וְאֵת הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם׃

The one lamb you shall prepare in the morning, and the second lamb you shall prepare between the evenings.

Chabad.org — 28:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Pesachim 58a

Sefaria — Pesachim 58a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר רָבָא, מִצְוָתוֹ דְּתָמִיד מִשֶּׁיִּנָּטוּ צִלְלֵי עֶרֶב, דַּאֲמַר קְרָא בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם, מֵעִדָּנָא דְּמַתְחֵיל שִׁמְשָׁא לְמַעֲרַב.

English: Rava said: the mitzvah of the [afternoon] tamid is from when the evening shadows incline, as the verse says “between the evenings,” from the time the sun begins to incline westward.

Type of Learning

Timing of the afternoon slaughter.

What Is Learned

“Between the evenings” starts with the sun’s westward turn.