Pinchas 28:15 · unit 4 — Rosh Chodesh goat precedes the Rosh Chodesh bull

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: Yerushalmi Horayos 3:4

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Horayos 3:4

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, שָׂעִיר שֶׁל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ קוֹדֵם לְפַ שֶׁל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ, דַּאֲמַר קְרָא עַל עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד וְנִסְכּוֹ – סְמָכוֹ לְעֹלַת הַתָּמִיד.

English: It was taught: the Rosh Chodesh goat precedes the Rosh Chodesh bull, as the verse says “in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation” — it placed it next to the continual burnt offering.

Type of Learning

Order among Rosh Chodesh animals.

What Is Learned

Proximity to the tamid prioritizes the goat.