Pinchas 28:15 · unit 1 — “one” goat — purebred, not a hybrid

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 28:15

The Complete Passuk

וּשְׂעִיר עִזִּים אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת לַה׳ עַל־עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד יֵעָשֶׂה וְנִסְכּוֹ׃

And one goat as a sin-offering to Hashem; it shall be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.

Chabad.org — 28:15

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Bechoros 17a

Sefaria — Bechoros 17a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַנִּדְמֶה פָּסוּל לְקָרְבַּן הַמּוּסָפִים, מַאי טַעְמָא, דַּאֲמַר קְרָא אֶחָד, אֶחָד הַמְיֻחָד וּבָא מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי בְּרֵאשִׁית.

English: A hybrid is invalid for the musaf offering; why? As the verse says “one” — one that is unique and comes from the six days of Creation.

Type of Learning

Exclusion of hybrid animals.

What Is Learned

The Rosh Chodesh chatas goat must be a pure species.