Derasha 2 on Vayikra 9:2

TT #4 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 2

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן קַח־לְ֠ךָ֠ עֵ֣גֶל בֶּן־בָּקָ֧ר לְחַטָּ֛את וְאַ֥יִל לְעֹלָ֖ה תְּמִימִ֑ם וְהַקְרֵ֖ב לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Jerusalem Talmud, Nedarim 5:1.

Sefaria — Jerusalem Talmud, Nedarim 5:1

Core Text

עֵגֶל בֶּן בָּקָר. [מִכָּאן דְּעֵגֶל בִּכְלַל שׁוֹר הוּא] [ד]. (יְרוּשַׁלְמִי נְדָרִים פ"ה ה"א).

English: “A calf of cattle.” From this wording we learn that an עגל is included within the category of שור for the relevant legal terminology.

Textual inclusion — the wording of the passuk is used to derive the stated teaching.

The wording establishes that an עגל is included within the broader category of שור for the relevant legal terminology.