Pinchas 28:6 · unit 1 — the wilderness olah was a continual offering and never ceased

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 28:6

The Complete Passuk

עֹלַת תָּמִיד הָעֲשֻׂיָה בְּהַר סִינַי לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ אִשֶּׁה לַה׳׃

A continual burnt offering, which was made at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a fire-offering to Hashem.

Chabad.org — 28:6

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Chagigah 6b

Sefaria — Chagigah 6b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, עוֹלָה שֶׁהִקְרִיבוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר עוֹלַת תָּמִיד הֲוַאי, דִּכְתִיב עֹלַת תָּמִיד הָעֲשׂוּיָה בְּהַר סִינַי, קָרְבָה וְלֹא פָּסְקָה.

English: It was taught: R. Akiva says, the olah that Yisrael offered in the wilderness was a continual olah, as it is written “a continual burnt offering made at Mount Sinai”; it was offered and did not cease.

Type of Learning

Identity of the Sinai olah with the tamid.

What Is Learned

The daily offering instituted at Sinai continued without interruption.