הכתב והקבלה — ואת הדם יצק אל יסוד המזבח

Q — The command in Tetzaveh was 'ואת כל הדם תשפך אל יסוד המזבח' (Shemot 29:12) — *pour*. But the execution in Tzav reports 'ואת הדם *יצק* אל יסוד המזבח' — *cast/poured-out-carefully*. Did Moshe change the divinely-commanded verb?

A — HaKtav VeHaKabbalah, citing R. Shlomo Pappenheim, distinguishes the two verbs precisely. 'שפיכה' is generic pouring — splash, spread, get it out. 'יציקה' is *controlled* pouring — slow, gentle, in a single steady stream, no splashing, the flow landing in one spot. The cue is 'אֱלִישָׁע אֲשֶׁר יָצַק מַיִם עַל יְדֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ' (Melachim II 3:11) — Elisha pouring water carefully over Eliyahu's hands for proper washing. Moshe didn't deviate from the command; he executed it with the precision the moment required. Where the command stated the act, the narrative records the *manner* of the act — performed with utmost care, befitting the chinuch of Aharon and his sons.