Derasha on Bo 12:9 — Torah Temimah note 7

Parashas Bo · Shemos 12:9 · TT note 7

The Complete Passuk

אַל־תֹּאכְל֤וּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ נָ֔א וּבָשֵׁ֥ל מְבֻשָּׁ֖ל בַּמָּ֑יִם כִּ֣י אִם־צְלִי־אֵ֔שׁ רֹאשׁ֥וֹ עַל־כְּרָעָ֖יו וְעַל־קִרְבּֽוֹ׃

Source Citation

Torah Temimah on Shemos 12:9, note 7 (on וּבָשֵׁל מְבֻשָּׁל) points to Pesachim 74a.

Sefaria — Exodus 12:9
Sefaria — Torah Temimah on Exodus 12:9
Sefaria — Pesachim 74a
E-Daf — Pesachim 74a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 74a
רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: כְּמִין בִּשּׁוּל הוּא זֶה, אֶלָּא תּוֹלִין חוּצָה לוֹ.

English: Rabbi Akiva says: That is a kind of cooking; rather, one hangs [the legs and innards] outside it.

Type of Learning

Practical application of the ban on cooking: stuffing legs and innards inside would steam-cook them.

What Is Learned

The legs and innards are hung outside the carcass for roasting, not placed inside where they would cook in their juices.