Reeh 12:27 · unit 8

TT #109 · 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
וְהַבָּשָׂר תֹּאכֵל – וּלְמַעְלָה כְּתִיב וְדַם זְבָחֶיךָ יִשָּׁפֵךְ, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאִם אֵין דָּם אֵין בָּשָׂר, אֵין בָּשָׂר אֵין דָּם, וְהָא כְּבָר אַפֵּיקְתַּהּ מִן וְעָשִׂיתָ עֹלֹתֶיךָ הַבָּשָׂר וְהַדָּם, מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ חַד לְעוֹלָה וְחַד לִשְׁלָמִים.

English: “And the flesh you shall eat” — And above it is written “and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out.” This teaches that if there is no blood there is no flesh, and if there is no flesh there is no blood. But this was already derived from “and you shall offer your burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood.” It is needed: one for the burnt-offering and one for the peace-offerings.

On the daf / in context: The mutual dependence of flesh and blood is taught both for the olah and for the shelamim.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — extending the interdependence of flesh and blood to shelamim.

What Is Learned

The interdependence of flesh and blood applies both to the burnt-offering and to the peace-offerings.