Reeh 12:27 · unit 6

TT #107 · Parashas Reeh · Second Aliyah · Passuk 12:27

The Complete Passuk

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ הַבָּשָׂ֣ר וְהַדָּ֔ם עַל־מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְדַם־זְבָחֶ֗יךָ יִשָּׁפֵךְ֙ עַל־מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְהַבָּשָׂ֖ר תֹּאכֵֽל׃

And you shall offer your burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of Hashem your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of Hashem your God, and the flesh you shall eat.

Chabad.org — 12:27

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Zevachim.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְדַם זְבָחֶיךָ יִשָּׁפֵךְ – מִכָּאן לְמַעְשֵׂר וּפֶסַח שֶׁטְּעוּנִין מַתַּן דָּמִים לַמִּזְבֵּחַ.

English: “And the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out” — From here [we learn] that ma’aser and the Pesach require the application of blood on the altar.

On the daf / in context: The general language of “your sacrifices” includes the second tithe animal and the Pesach offering among those whose blood must be applied to the altar.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the blood requirement for ma’aser and Pesach.

What Is Learned

Both the animal of the second tithe and the Pesach offering require that their blood be applied to the altar.